Halloween Classroom Gothic Literature

Frankenstein

1. 100 Which 1818 Gothic novel carries the subtitle The Modern Prometheus? Response: Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Source: Wikipedia, “Frankenstein”
2. 200 Who wrote Frankenstein? Response: Mary Shelley Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Source: Wikipedia, “Frankenstein”
3. 300 Which young scientist creates a sapient creature from different body parts? Response: Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Source: Wikipedia, “Frankenstein”
4. 400 How old was Mary Shelley when she began writing Frankenstein, and when it was first published? Response: 18 when she began and 20 when it was published Shelley started writing the story when she was 18 and staying in Bath, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Source: Wikipedia, “Frankenstein”
5. 500 Frankenstein first came out without its author's name. When and where did her name first appear on it? Response: in a French translation published in Paris in 1821 Her name first appeared in a French translation published in Paris in 1821. Source: Wikipedia, “Frankenstein”

Dracula

1. 100 Which 1897 Gothic horror novel is named after its vampire? Response: Dracula Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”
2. 200 Which Irish author wrote Dracula? Response: Bram Stoker Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”
3. 300 Dracula is told through which three kinds of documents? Response: letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”
4. 400 Who is the traveler at the start of Dracula, what is his job, and whom does he visit? Response: solicitor Jonathan Harker visits Count Dracula It has no single protagonist and opens with English solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”
5. 500 After the Count moves to England, which seaside town does he plague? Response: Whitby Revealing his true nature as a vampire, Dracula moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”

Sleepy Hollow

1. 100 Which 1820 short story appears in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.? Response: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Source: Wikipedia, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
2. 200 Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Response: Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Source: Wikipedia, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
3. 300 What kind of work is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Response: short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Source: Wikipedia, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
4. 400 Where was the author living when he wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Response: Birmingham, England Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England. Source: Wikipedia, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
5. 500 The Headless Horseman story is set in which secluded valley near Tarrytown? Response: Sleepy Hollow The story takes place around 1790 in a quiet rural area near Tarrytown, in a secluded valley known as Sleepy Hollow. Source: Wikipedia, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Canterville Castle

1. 100 Which humorous ghost story is set at a house called Canterville Chase? Response: The Canterville Ghost "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. Source: Wikipedia, “The Canterville Ghost”
2. 200 Who wrote the humorous ghost story set at Canterville Chase? Response: Oscar Wilde "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. Source: Wikipedia, “The Canterville Ghost”
3. 300 What was special about The Canterville Ghost in Oscar Wilde's career? Response: the first of Wilde's stories to be published It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts as "The Canterville Ghost – A Hylo-Idealistic Romance: The Redemptive Heroine", in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. Source: Wikipedia, “The Canterville Ghost”
4. 400 In which magazine, and in which year, was The Canterville Ghost first published? Response: The Court and Society Review in 1887 It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts as "The Canterville Ghost – A Hylo-Idealistic Romance: The Redemptive Heroine", in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. Source: Wikipedia, “The Canterville Ghost”
5. 500 In The Canterville Ghost, what nationality is the family, and who is the ghost? Response: an American family and a dead English nobleman The story is about an American family who moved to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead English nobleman, who killed his wife and was then walled in and starved to death by his wife's brothers. Source: Wikipedia, “The Canterville Ghost”

The Tell-Tale Heart

1. 100 Which Edgar Allan Poe story was first published in 1843? Response: The Tell-Tale Heart "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. Source: Wikipedia, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
2. 200 Which American writer wrote The Tell-Tale Heart? Response: Edgar Allan Poe "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. Source: Wikipedia, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
3. 300 Who tells the story in The Tell-Tale Heart? Response: an unnamed narrator It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the narrator committed. Source: Wikipedia, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
4. 400 In The Tell-Tale Heart, how does the narrator describe the old man's eye? Response: a filmy pale blue vulture-eye The victim was an old man with a filmy pale blue "vulture-eye", as the narrator calls it. Source: Wikipedia, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
5. 500 The narrator interprets a thumping sound as what impossible return? Response: the dead man's beating heart Ultimately, the narrator's actions result in hearing a thumping sound, which the narrator interprets as the dead man's beating heart. Source: Wikipedia, “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Final round: Gothic Forms

Letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles carry the narrative of which novel? Response: Dracula Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. Source: Wikipedia, “Dracula”