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Everything Gothic Trivia Quiz

What constitutes a Gothic novel? Included in this quiz are a list of characters from a Gothic novel. Find the Gothic novel that belongs to the characters mentioned.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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308,385

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Gothic novel contained the characters Gideon, Germaine and Leah, and took place at Lake Noir? Hint

Wuthering Heights

The Phantom Ship

The Unicorn

Bellefleur

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Question 2 of 10

2. Adam Salton, Arabella, and Edgar are characters in Bram Stoker's novel which took place at Caswall Estate. What was the title of this famous author's last novel? Hint

Dracula

The Primrose Path

The Man

The Lair of the White Worm

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Question 3 of 10

3. The characters of Esmeralda, Claude, and Tristan are in the Gothic novel "The _________ of Notre Dame".

Answer: (one word, nine letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Gothic novel had characters named Joanna, Ruthanne, and Bobbie, and took place in Connecticut? Hint

The Tell Tale Heart

The Stepford Wives

The Phantom Ship

Violette

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Question 5 of 10

5. Stephen King created the characters Jack Torrance, Danny, and Horace Derwent and placed them in the Overlook Hotel for the Gothic novel "Duma Key".

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Heathcliff, Mr. Earnshaw, and Edgar were characters that lived at Thrushcross Grange. What was the name of the Gothic novel that gave us one of the greatest love stories in literature? Hint

The Turn of the Screw

Clermont

The Mummy's Foot

Wuthering Heights

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Question 7 of 10

7. Guy, Rosemary, and Roman lived at the Bramford in which Gothic novel? Hint

Rosemary's Baby

The House Next Door

The Quaker City

Salem's Lot

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Question 8 of 10

8. Randolph, Zoo, and Miss Amy stayed at Skully's Landing in Truman Capote's first published novel, "Other Voices, Other Rooms".

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I dreamt I went to Manderlay again" is the famous opening line from this Gothic novel that included the characters of Max, Mrs. Danvers and Mrs. DeWinter. Hint

The Turn of the Screw

Last Summer

Frankenstein

Rebecca

10. Considered the first Gothic novel ever written, Horace Walpole wrote the characters of Manfred, Isabella, Hippolita, and the Prince of Falconara. What is the final word in the title, "The Castle of _______"? Hint

Otranto

Cagliostro

Mey

Llyr

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Gothic novel contained the characters Gideon, Germaine and Leah, and took place at Lake Noir?

Answer: Bellefleur

"Bellefleur" was about a wealthy family of the same name who each suffered from their own problems. Joyce Carol Oates wrote the novel and Dutton Books published it in 1980. "Bellefleur" was the first of a series of Gothic novels written by Oates.

2. Adam Salton, Arabella, and Edgar are characters in Bram Stoker's novel which took place at Caswall Estate. What was the title of this famous author's last novel?

Answer: The Lair of the White Worm

"The Lair of the White Worm" was published one year before Bram Stoker died. The book was published by William Rider and Son. Bram's last novel was about a murderess that lived in a home with a murdering white worm.

3. The characters of Esmeralda, Claude, and Tristan are in the Gothic novel "The _________ of Notre Dame".

Answer: Hunchback

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was written by Victor Hugo and published by Gosselin in 1831. Hugo told the story of a deformed man named Quasimodo who fell in love with a gypsy woman.

4. Which Gothic novel had characters named Joanna, Ruthanne, and Bobbie, and took place in Connecticut?

Answer: The Stepford Wives

"The Stepford Wives" was written by Ira Levin and published in 1972 by Random House. Not many readers would consider Levin's book a Gothic novel compared to his other works, but the horror of what the husbands have done to their wives makes this as Gothic as any of his other works.

5. Stephen King created the characters Jack Torrance, Danny, and Horace Derwent and placed them in the Overlook Hotel for the Gothic novel "Duma Key".

Answer: False

These characters belong to "The Shining". It was written by Stephen King and published by Doubleday in 1977. King's famously known novel was about a hotel that turned a writer into a murderer and left a family fighting for their lives and their sanity.

6. Heathcliff, Mr. Earnshaw, and Edgar were characters that lived at Thrushcross Grange. What was the name of the Gothic novel that gave us one of the greatest love stories in literature?

Answer: Wuthering Heights

"Wuthering Heights" was Emily Bronte's only novel, published in 1847 by Thomas Cautley Newby. Emily gave readers the chance to read about Heathcliff and Cathy who came together only in death. "Wuthering Heights" was originally published under the name of Ellis Bell.

7. Guy, Rosemary, and Roman lived at the Bramford in which Gothic novel?

Answer: Rosemary's Baby

Ira Levin wrote "Rosemary's Baby" and Random House published the novel in 1967. The famous book, also made into a movie, was about a couple that moved into an apartment building next to an elderly couple who were witches.

8. Randolph, Zoo, and Miss Amy stayed at Skully's Landing in Truman Capote's first published novel, "Other Voices, Other Rooms".

Answer: True

"Other Voices, Other Rooms" was written by Truman Capote and published by Random House in 1948. The story took place in Louisiana where a young boy was sent to live with his quadriplegic father and the quirky friends that lived around them.

9. "I dreamt I went to Manderlay again" is the famous opening line from this Gothic novel that included the characters of Max, Mrs. Danvers and Mrs. DeWinter.

Answer: Rebecca

"I dreamt I went to Manderlay" began the infamous Gothic novel by Daphne DuMaurier published in 1938 by Victor Gollancz. Ms. DuMaurier wrote the largest part of the book in Egypt where her husband was stationed. "Rebecca" recounted the story of the new Mrs. DeWinter and life with her new husband and the ghost of his dead wife, Rebecca.

Answer: Otranto

"The Castle of Otranto" was published in 1764. Horace Walpole told the story of a man who was tragically killed on his wedding day. Manfred informed his wife, Hippolita, that he wanted to marry their son's widow. Hippolita moved to a convent to allow Manfred and his new wife to live together.

Source: Author pennie1478

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