Frankenstein Volume 1 Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At thirteen, Victor discovers a book by Cornelius Agrippa. What effect does this have on him?
It ignites his fascination with older natural philosophers despite his father’s dismissive reaction
It persuades him to abandon natural philosophy for languages
It immediately teaches him the method for creating life
It convinces him that all scientific inquiry is morally wrong
2. What directly causes Caroline Frankenstein’s fatal illness?
She becomes ill while accompanying Victor to Ingolstadt
She is weakened by grief after Beaufort’s death
She contracts an illness while caring for Justine Moritz
She catches scarlet fever while nursing Elizabeth
3. Victor chooses to make his intended being about eight feet tall. What practical reason does he give?
The minuteness of human anatomy makes work on a normal scale more difficult
He wants the being to survive the Arctic climate
He intends the being to perform unusually heavy labor
Waldman advises him that greater size will ensure obedience
4. A lightning strike destroys an oak near the Frankenstein home, followed by an explanation of electricity. What change does this episode help produce in Victor?
He becomes determined to predict storms for Geneva
He rejects experimentation and studies only classical literature
His attention shifts from outdated systems toward electricity and modern scientific ideas
He concludes that supernatural forces are more reliable than science
5. Walton’s crew first sees a gigantic figure crossing the ice on a sledge. Whom do they rescue the following day?
Henry Clerval
Victor Frankenstein
Alphonse Frankenstein
M. Waldman
6. Which character is Victor’s childhood friend who loves heroic stories, moral adventure, and human endeavor?
M. Beaufort
Ernest Frankenstein
Alphonse Frankenstein
Henry Clerval
7. What does Victor do immediately after the being opens its dull yellow eye and begins to move?
He calmly records the experiment’s results
Overcome with horror, he leaves the room and later flees outside
He sends a message to Waldman asking for assistance
He begins teaching the being to speak
8. In Victor’s nightmare after the animation, what happens when he kisses Elizabeth?
She becomes the being he has animated
She accuses him of William’s murder
She transforms into the corpse of his mother
She disappears into an Arctic landscape
9. Victor becomes seriously ill after the creation night. What role does Henry Clerval play?
He patiently nurses Victor through his fever and recovery
He reports Victor’s experiment to the university
He dismantles the laboratory before Victor awakens
He takes Victor back to Geneva without telling the family
10. Victor encounters both M. Krempe and M. Waldman at Ingolstadt. Which comparison is accurate?
Krempe encourages alchemy, while Waldman tells Victor to avoid every form of chemistry
Krempe contemptuously dismisses Victor’s earlier studies, while Waldman inspires him by describing modern science’s achievements
Krempe teaches Victor anatomy, while Waldman urges him to return immediately to Geneva
Krempe praises Agrippa as authoritative, while Waldman recommends medieval magic
11. In the novel’s framing narrative, to whom does Robert Walton address his letters?
Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor’s companion
Margaret Saville, his sister
Alphonse Frankenstein, Victor’s father
Henry Clerval, Victor’s friend
12. During a storm near Geneva, lightning reveals the gigantic being close to the place where William was killed. What does Victor infer?
The being has returned to ask Victor for help
The sighting proves that Justine helped the being enter Geneva
William’s death must have been an accident caused by the storm
The being is William’s killer, even though Victor feels unable to reveal his own secret
13. Why is Justine convicted despite Elizabeth’s defense of her character?
Henry testifies that he saw her leaving Victor’s laboratory
She is recognized as the figure seen crossing the Arctic ice
Victor publicly identifies her as the person he saw near the murder scene
William’s miniature is found in her clothing, and a confession is extracted from her under religious pressure
14. A researcher studies decay in charnel houses and dissecting rooms while withdrawing from family and friends. Which phase of Victor’s story does this most closely match?
His secret effort to understand bodily decay and animate lifeless matter
His recovery tour around Ingolstadt with Henry
His childhood reading with Elizabeth and Henry
His investigation of William’s death near Geneva
15. Walton is intensely ambitious and willing to face danger for discovery. Why does Victor decide that Walton should hear his history?
Victor wants Walton to publish his scientific method
Victor hopes Walton will continue his unfinished experiment
Victor recognizes a similar dangerous thirst for knowledge and offers his life as a warning
Victor needs Walton to prove Justine’s innocence in Geneva
16. Which goal best describes Walton’s Arctic expedition?
To establish a permanent settlement for English traders
To collect evidence about a legendary Arctic civilization
To explore the polar region, investigate magnetism, and seek a northern passage
To locate a missing scientific expedition from Geneva