The Gothic Novel

A. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions
B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action
C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
D. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century

A. She leaves home in search of adventure.
B. She takes control of her own money.
C. She rejects her aunt’s invitation to travel to Italy.
D. She converts to Catholicism.

A. They provide relief from the real world.
B. They prophesy future destruction.
C. They are part of the unconscious controlled by science.
D. They obscure deep emotions.

A. Incest
B. Life rituals with blood
C. The fear of dying
D. The fear of being buried alive

A. Terror
B. Sentimentalism
C. Horror
D. Ghosts

A. The castle represents the presence of newer technologies.
B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism.
C. The castle symbolizes the desire for a more powerful aristocracy.
D. The castle shows the lack of change in popular architecture styles.

A. As a version of the Romantic novel
B. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day
C. As the antithesis of postmodernism
D. As the resolution of madness

A. It reflects a woman’s everyday life.
B. An everyday object causes her terror.
C. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.
D. It features a body transformation.

A. As potentially productive when used correctly
B. As something needed for humans to advance
C. As a way to resolve human madness
D. As inherently monstrous

A. Transylvania is England’s economic rival.
B. Transylvania and England had been at war in the 1860s.
C. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.
D. Transylvania and England were once part of the Holy Roman Empire.