Classic Gothic Literature trivia quiz
A focused timed quiz from the Classic Gothic Literature question deck.
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About this quiz
Explore haunted castles, uncanny doubles, forbidden science, and the writers who shaped Gothic fiction.
Sample questions from this quiz
Here are 12 sample questions from the Classic Gothic Literature deck. Expand any of them to check the answer.
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Answer: Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley published Frankenstein anonymously in 1818.
Which creature is central to Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Answer: Vampire
Count Dracula is a vampire.
Where does much of The Castle of Otranto take place?
Answer: An Italian castle
Horace Walpole set the novel in the castle of Otranto in Italy.
Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the 1886 novella.
What is the surname of the family at the center of Wuthering Heights?
Answer: Earnshaw
The Earnshaw family lives at Wuthering Heights.
Which author created the detective C. Auguste Dupin?
Answer: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe introduced Dupin in The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
In Jane Eyre, what is the name of Rochester's estate?
Answer: Thornfield Hall
Jane works as a governess at Thornfield Hall.
Which novel features the portrait of Dorian Gray?
Answer: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde's novel centers on Dorian's supernatural portrait.
Who wrote The Mysteries of Udolpho?
Answer: Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe published The Mysteries of Udolpho in 1794.
What animal famously appears in Poe's The Raven?
Answer: Raven
A raven repeatedly visits the poem's grieving speaker.
Which novel opens with Jonathan Harker traveling to Transylvania?
Answer: Dracula
Jonathan Harker travels to Count Dracula's castle.
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
Answer: A science student and creator
Victor is the young natural philosopher who creates life.
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