Chapter 5 Quiz — Dracula

What is Mina Murray's profession at the beginning of Chapter 5?

• Assistant schoolmistress
• Nurse
• Governess
• Journalist

What skill is Mina practicing so she can help Jonathan after they marry?

• Shorthand and typewriting
• Bookkeeping and accounting
• Latin and Greek
• Nursing and first aid

How many marriage proposals does Lucy receive in one day?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

What does Dr. Seward nervously play with during his proposal to Lucy?

• His watch chain
• A lancet
• His top hat
• A pen

Which suitor proposes using American slang and metaphors about horses?

• Arthur Holmwood
• Dr. John Seward
• Quincey P. Morris
• Jonathan Harker

How does Dr. Seward record his diary?

• In a leather journal
• On a phonograph
• In shorthand
• On a typewriter

What does Dr. Seward describe as R. M. Renfield's temperament?

• Melancholic and withdrawn
• Sanguine with great physical strength
• Choleric and violent
• Phlegmatic and indifferent

What does Quincey Morris invite Arthur Holmwood and Dr. Seward to do?

• Attend Lucy's engagement party
• Gather to toast Arthur's happiness
• Join a hunting expedition in Texas
• Investigate a case at the asylum

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, what does "assiduously" mean when Mina says she has been "practicing shorthand very assiduously"?

• Casually and without much effort
• With great care and persistent effort
• Reluctantly and against her will
• Quickly and impatiently

What does "imperturbable" mean when Lucy describes Dr. Seward as "absolutely imperturbable"?

• Easily angered
• Extremely intelligent
• Impossible to disturb; unflappable
• Physically attractive

When Dr. Seward describes Renfield's "sanguine temperament," what does "sanguine" mean in this medical context?

• Depressed and withdrawn
• Optimistic and energetic
• Fearful and anxious
• Angry and aggressive