Chapter 24 Quiz — Frankenstein

Where does Victor swear his oath of vengeance against the Creature?

• At the university in Ingolstadt
• At the cemetery where his family is buried
• On the deck of Walton's ship
• In his laboratory

How does the Creature respond to Victor's vow of vengeance?

• He attacks Victor immediately
• He answers with a loud, fiendish laugh and a whispered taunt
• He flees silently into the night
• He begs Victor for mercy

Victor follows the Creature from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea by boarding the same ship.

What does the Creature carve on trees and stones during the pursuit?

• Apologies for his crimes
• Maps leading to his hiding place
• Taunting inscriptions to guide and provoke Victor
• Pleas for Victor to create a mate

The Creature leaves food for Victor during the pursuit to keep him alive.

What does the word "adjuration" mean as used in the chapter?

• A legal judgment
• A solemn oath or earnest appeal
• A scientific experiment
• A written confession

What provides Victor's only source of happiness during the pursuit?

• Finding traces of the Creature
• Meeting friendly villagers
• Dreams of his dead loved ones during sleep
• Reading letters from Walton

Victor catches and confronts the Creature on the frozen ocean before being rescued by Walton.

How does Victor reach Walton's ship after the ice breaks apart?

• He swims through the freezing water
• He destroys part of his sledge to make oars and rows his ice raft
• The Creature carries him to the ship
• Walton sends a rescue boat

In the context of this chapter, what does "succour" mean?

• Punishment or justice
• Assistance in times of distress
• A type of Arctic vessel
• Financial compensation

What does Victor warn Walton about the Creature at the end of the chapter?

• That the Creature is physically weak
• That the Creature is eloquent and persuasive and should not be trusted
• That the Creature will seek Walton's friendship
• That the Creature cannot survive in cold climates

Victor willingly agrees to die and let the Creature live in peace.

What literary device does Shelley primarily use when Victor addresses the spirits of the dead and the night in his oath?

• Foreshadowing
• Apostrophe
• Onomatopoeia
• Understatement

What does the Arctic landscape primarily symbolize in Chapter 24?

• Scientific discovery and progress
• Isolation, emotional desolation, and the consequences of ambition
• Hope and new beginnings
• The beauty of the natural world

What does "impassive" mean when the Creature says cold and frost are conditions "to which I am impassive"?

• Deeply affected by
• Enthusiastic about
• Not susceptible to suffering from
• Terrified of