Chapter 5 Quiz — Frankenstein

What time of year and day does Victor bring the creature to life?

• A summer afternoon
• A dreary November night at one in the morning
• A winter evening at midnight
• A stormy October dawn

What is the first physical feature Victor notices when the creature comes to life?

• Its straight black lips
• Its lustrous black hair
• Its dull yellow eye
• Its shrivelled complexion

In Victor's nightmare, what happens when he kisses Elizabeth?

• She screams and runs away
• She transforms into the corpse of his dead mother
• The creature appears behind her
• She crumbles to dust

What poem does Victor quote while fleeing through the streets of Ingolstadt?

• Paradise Lost by John Milton
• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Why has Henry Clerval come to Ingolstadt?

• To warn Victor about a family emergency
• To deliver a letter from Elizabeth
• To attend the university after convincing his reluctant father
• To bring Victor home for the holidays

What does Victor do when he discovers the creature has left his apartment?

• He searches the building frantically
• He claps his hands for joy and runs down to Clerval
• He locks the door and collapses in relief
• He alerts the university authorities

How long does Victor's nervous fever last?

• A few weeks
• Several months
• An entire year
• Two weeks

Why does Henry conceal the extent of Victor's illness from his family?

• Victor explicitly asked him to keep it secret
• He wanted to protect Victor's father's health and spare Elizabeth grief
• He was too busy with his studies to write letters
• He did not realize how serious the illness was

Did the creature speak to Victor when it appeared at his bedside?

Did Victor tell Henry Clerval about creating the monster?

In the sentence "At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before endured," what does "lassitude" mean?

• Excitement and nervous energy
• Physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
• A sense of deep satisfaction
• Sudden clarity of thought

What does "pertinacity" mean in the sentence: "the pertinacity with which I continually recurred to the same subject"?

• Confusion and disorientation
• Persistent, stubborn determination
• Quiet, reflective thoughtfulness
• Fearful avoidance

In Chapter 5, Victor refers to "diligences" stopping at an inn. What are diligences?

• University professors making rounds
• Public stagecoaches used for passenger travel
• Postal delivery wagons
• Military patrol carriages