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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following began Victor’s fascination with lightning and electricity?
(a) A storm that destroys the family home.
(b) An electric storm that destroys a nearby tree.
(c) Albert Einstein’s scientific breakthroughs.
(d) Benjamin Franklin’s scientific experiments.

2. What does Victor claim was the first disaster of his life?
(a) Elizabeth’s bout with scarlet fever.
(b) Henry’s bout with the measles.
(c) William's death.
(d) His father's death.

3. What religious beliefs caused Justine’s mother to call her daughter back home?
(a) Roman Catholic.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Protestant.

4. Who was M. Krempe?
(a) A cousin of Caroline's.
(b) A professor who encourages Victor to pursue his studies.
(c) A philosophy professor who criticized Victor for his choice of philosophers.
(d) A new school friend of Victor's.

5. Which of the following did Victor claim to have discovered through his laboratory work?
(a) The action of the human heart.
(b) The way in which the brain functions.
(c) The system by which air circulates within the body.
(d) The ability to animate lifeless matter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Victor finally find success at his experiment?

2. According to Victor, what must one study if they want to examine the causes of life?

3. To what does Victor say his friend, Henry, reintroduced him in the weeks after his illness?

4. Where was Victor Frankenstein born?

5. To what does Victor compare his creature when he wakes to find the creature watching him?

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