Letters ,Chapters 1, 2

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Frankenstein Quiz

• Letters ,Chapters 1, 2
• Made by Group 5

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Quiz Time!!!
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Question 1 (Cindy)

• What does Robert Walton do during his voyage?
• (Choose the wrong one)
• 1) Meeting Victor Frankenstein2) Understanding
  his crew more3) Writing a book about
  Frankenstein4) Trying to find a passage at the
  pole to the unvisited countries (a passage from
  the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean)
• 5) Writing to his sister

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Question 2

• What makes Robert Walton different from
  Frankenstein?
• His desires for glory and the marvelous
• His connection to his sister
• His need of a friend to regulate his mind
• His being wild and romantic

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Question 3 (Phoebe Chen)

• The captain, Robert Walton, pursues knowledge and
  wisdom as well as Frankenstein. Why does
  Frankenstein tell him his sad story? (pp. 29-30)
• 1)   Frankenstein thinks that Walton is not
  capable enough to face dangers.
• 2)   Frankenstein hopes that his experience can
  either offer Walton a direction or a consolation.
• 3)   Frankenstein does want Walton to surpass him
  in the field of science.
• 4)  Frankenstein thinks the pursuit of knowledge
  will be a serpent to sting the pursuer.

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Question 4 (Stephanie and Grace)

• About Frankenstein's personality, childhood, and
  interests. Choose the WRONG one.
• 1) He possess great affection toward natural
  philosophy
• 2) He was prone to avoiding crowds and attaching
  himself to only a few people.
• 3) He regards Elizabeth as a saint who, however,
  cannot soften his rough nature.
• 4) He grew up in a family that showered him with
  love and kindness.

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Question 5

• Which of the following is NOT characteristics of
  Frankensteins family and friends?
• They all serve as a foil to his wild and
  passionate temperament.
• Both his mother Caroline and Elizabeth are
  orphans with natural beauty and kindness.
• His friend, Clerval, is interested in poetry and
  the moral relations of things, while he is
  interested in sciences and the secrets of heaven
  and earth.
• His parents are partly responsible for his not
  being patient or self-controlled.

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Question 6 (Vivian)

• During a raging storm, Victor witnesses how
  lightning destroys a tree near his house. Which
  of the following is NOT the significance of this
  event?
• 1) It convinces him of alchemys datedness and
  turns him from the traditional field of natural
  philosophy towards modern sciences.
• 2) He turns to study mathematics.
• 3) He feels happy and tranquil about this change
  of direction.
• 4) It makes him determined to go to Ingolstadt to
  study.

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Essay Question (Susan and Grace)
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How is the appearance of the stranger
significant in the book Frankenstein? And to
Robert Walton?
Letter 4 On perceiving me, the stranger
addressed me in English, although with a foreign
accent. "Before I come on board your vessel,"
said he, "will you have the kindness to inform me
whither you are bound?"
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Essay Question continued

• The appearance of the stranger (as you will
  later read in the book, is Victor Frankenstein)
  leads to the unfolding of the entire story of the
  creation of a monster that Frankenstein is about.
  Victor Frankenstein, as the creator of said
  monster, is the protagonist. His early appearance
  leads to our understanding of his personality
  traits from Robert Waltons point of view which
  will influence the further reading of the novel
  for us.
• Eyes-- expression of wildness and even madness
• foreboding His limbs were nearly frozen, and
  his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and
  suffering. I never saw a man in so wretched a
  condition. (25)

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Essay Question continued

• With his appearance, Waltons need of a
  courageous friend, to share his thoughts and
  feelings, is fulfilled, since Walton wanted a
  friend to share his passion and ambition in
  exploring the Pole with. After Frankenstein
  recovers from his dreadful state, he and Walton
  gradually becomes closer the finding a brother
  delights Walton. He finds Frankenstein gentle,
  yet so wise his mind is so cultivated and when
  he speaks, although his words are culled with the
  choicest art, yet they flow with rapidity and
  unparalleled eloquence. (pg.27)
• Are Walton and Frankenstein brothers?
  Soul-mates? Or lovers?