Chapter 13 Quiz — Frankenstein

What is the name of the woman who arrives at the De Lacey cottage in Chapter 13?

• Agatha
• Safie
• Elizabeth
• Justine

What book does Felix use to teach Safie?

• Paradise Lost
• Plutarch's Lives
• Volney's Ruins of Empires
• The Sorrows of Young Werther

How does Safie arrive at the cottage?

• On foot
• In a carriage
• On horseback with a guide
• By boat

The creature learns language more slowly than Safie.

Safie plays the guitar and sings for the De Lacey family.

What does Felix call Safie?

• His sweet angel
• His sweet Arabian
• His beloved stranger
• His dear friend

The creature ventures outdoors during the daytime in Chapter 13.

What simile does the creature use to describe how knowledge attaches to the mind?

• Like fire to dry wood
• Like a lichen on the rock
• Like a chain around the neck
• Like a shadow in sunlight

In the sentence "what before was desert and gloomy should now bloom with the most beautiful flowers and verdure," what does "verdure" mean?

• Rainfall
• Lush green vegetation
• Open fields
• Warm weather

What historical event causes the creature and Safie to weep together (unknowingly)?

• The fall of Rome
• The Crusades
• The fate of the indigenous peoples of the Americas
• The French Revolution

The creature learns about the division of property, wealth, and social rank in this chapter.

When the creature says he was "endued with a figure hideously deformed," what does "endued" mean?

• Cursed
• Endowed or provided with
• Disguised by
• Transformed into

What does the creature identify as the only means to overcome the sensation of pain?

• Knowledge
• Companionship
• Death
• Revenge

Which social qualities does the creature realize he completely lacks?

• Intelligence and language
• Money, friends, and property
• Courage and strength
• Beauty and talent

The old man De Lacey plays a musical instrument in this chapter.