İngiliz/Amerikan Edebiyatı 1 Final 1. Deneme Sınavı
Toplam 20 Soru1.Soru
In which of the following ways is the story told in epistolary novels?
Letters |
Journals |
Telegrams |
radio channels |
newspaper articles |
Epsitel means letter. So epistolary novel means the novel that is told through letters. Correct answer is A.
2.Soru
Which one(s) of the followings is/are eaten by Renfield in the mental asylum?
I. Spider
II. Fly
III. Sparrows
IV. Worms
I-II |
I-III-IV |
I-IV |
I-II-III |
I-II-III-IV |
He does not eat worms. He uses sugar to catch flies, uses flies to catch spiders and uses spiders to catch sparrows. He feels joy in the consuming one creature after another. He believes that he gains strength when he eats these creatures himself.
3.Soru
Which one of the following genre features does Dracula belong to?
Thriller |
Gothic fiction |
Romance novel |
Tragedy |
Historical fiction |
Dracula is an example of Gothic fiction which was very popular especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Gothic fiction involves supernatural elements such as ghosts, demons, monsters, goblins and vampires. The Gothic atmosphere created through the Count Dracula’s castle continues throughout the novel.
4.Soru
What is the importance of Friday as a character in English literature?
his being the first nonwhite person in English literature |
his reasonable deductions in the flow of events |
his representation of moral values in literature |
his loyalty in civilized world |
his emotional characteristics in the novel |
The actual significance of Friday in the novel is his being the first nonwhite person in English literature with realistic and individual traits (SparkNotes Editors, 2003). Friday is not merely a servant or a slave. He is portrayed with emotions and is capable of reason. The corret option is "A".
5.Soru
Which one of the following statements is true about Bram Stoker as a writer?
His childhood was spent in luxury. |
He studied social sciences at Trinity College. |
He became a teacher after graduation. |
Her lifelong friend was Henry Irving. |
Dracula was his first novel inspired by Irish tales. |
Bram (Abraham) Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1847. His father was a civil servant and his mother was a charity worker and a writer. He studied math at Trinity College and after graduation became a civil servant just like his father. In the meantime, he worked as a journalist and a drama critic. He joined the drama circuits and met actor Henry Irving who later became his lifelong friend. Stoker published his first novel The Snake’s Pass in 1890, which was inspired much by the Irish tales and legends.
6.Soru
Which one of the following places is reserved for patients suffering from mental illnesses?
suicide's grave |
mental asylum |
Carfax |
Dracula's castle |
The House at Piccadilly |
Mental Asylum is reserved for patients suffering from mental illnesses. Hence, the place is not located in central London. It is outside the city. In the Victorian times, people did not want to live with the ones suffering from the mental illnesses and these patients were seen as “the other”. They were generally locked up in asylums like this one and were kept away from the sight of the society.
7.Soru
At the inn, when Jonathan receives a letter from Count Dracula the innkeeper's wife warns him not to leave because ....... .
Which one of the followings is correct for the blank above?
Because it is the eve of St. George's Day |
Because it is the eve of the new year |
Because it is the eve of St. Patrick's Day |
Because it it is the eve of National Independence Day |
Because it is the eve of St. Bernard's Day |
It was the eve of St. George's Day that the innkeeper's wife warned Jonathan not to leave because on this day all evil spirits are swaying around. Correct answer is A.
8.Soru
Which one of the following historical figures does Count Dracula connects his bloodline?
Attila the Hun |
Queen Elizabeth |
Julius Caesar |
Queen Boudicca |
Augustus |
Count Dracula considers himself coming from noble blood. He even connects his bloodline to Attila the Hun. All these records make it quite clear why Count has aristocratic manners and knows a lot about history.
9.Soru
Which one of the following characters calls the Count as 'master'?
Quincey Morris |
Renfield |
Arthur Holmwood |
Lucy Westenra |
Mina Murray |
It is Renfield who calls the Count as master. He is the patient of Dr. Seward. He likes to consume life around him like Count Dracula. Correct answer is B.
10.Soru
Which one of the following themes is a topic that brings much of the racist implications of the novel?
Slavery |
Importance of Repentance |
Colonial Expansion |
Isolation |
Alienation |
Slavery and escape are the themes that are explored from the beginning to the end of the novel. Slavery is not only a very important theme but a topic that brings much of the racist implications of the novel. The correct option is "C".
11.Soru
Which one of the following characters is Jonathan's fiancee?
Lucy |
Arthur |
Quincey Morris |
Mina |
Renfield |
The narrative shifts from Jonathan’s diary to several letters and a diary entry. We are
introduced to the other characters living in England such as Jonathan’s fiancée Mina Murray and her best friend Lucy Westenra.
12.Soru
I. Lucy and Mina going to the cemetery.
II. Blood transfusion into Lucy.
III. Dracula's sucking blood off people.
What do these examples pose a threat in the novel?
Science |
Supersitition |
Religion |
Victorian values |
Marriage |
In the Victorian times, mingling of bloods has a sexual connotation and it is then Arthur’s right to donate his blood to the beloved one. It is seen like a marriage ceremony since their bloods are mixed in Lucy’s body. That’s why Van Helsing does not inform Arthur about the later transfusions since it may be improper for him to learn about these. This reflects the Victorian view of women’s morality.
13.Soru
Which one of the following characters represent the Evil in the novel?
Mina |
Dr. Seward |
Renfield |
Jonathan |
Dracula |
The novel portrays the eternal fight between the Good and the Evil in its basic terms. Dracula represents the Evil whereas the others characters who struggle against him represent the Good.
14.Soru
I. Fast telegrams
II. Blood transfusion
III. Use of steamboasts
Which theme do these examples support in the book?
Passivity |
The role of the woman |
Supersitition and Religion |
The conflict of West and East |
Technology and modernisation |
When the events shift to 19th century modern London, we see the excessive use of the
modern technology of the time. The Victorian society is in the verge of a great change since
their daily life is getting modernized with incredible speed
15.Soru
Which one of the following descriptions is not one of Count Dracula's?
He has pointed ears |
He has white long mustache |
He has scarlet lips |
He has white long teeth |
His hands are warm |
His hands are not warm. His hands are cold and he seems to be strong. Correct answer is E.
16.Soru
I. His family fought against the Turks.
II. His family's prestige is long gone.
III. He wants his family to be more English-like.
Which one of these statements are true for Count Dracula's family?
Only I |
Only III |
I and II |
II and III |
I, II, and III |
Dracula is coming from a family who fought against the Turks and other enemies in the land. Dracula is so proud of his family’s background but he feels very disillusioned since the glories of his family are long gone. Count wants to learn about Jonathan's life and the life in England, but we don't know whether he wants his family to be English-like or not.
17.Soru
Transylvania is depicted as the place of local people who live on superstitions far from modernism. Which one of the following places contrasts with Transylvania and is depicted as the capital of the modern world?
Carfax |
Whitby |
Piccadilly |
London |
Paris |
London is the capital of the modern world with people who live on science and rational thought. Correct answer is D.
18.Soru
I. One of the weapons to use against Dracula.
II. Decorated Lucy's room
III. Dracula couldn't visit Lucy when she wore a necklace.
What's the item described above?
The crufix |
The mirror |
Earth boxes |
Garlic flowers |
Wooden stake |
It is one of the weapons that can be used against Dracula. Van Helsing brings garlic flowers and hangs them around Lucy’s neck and he decorates her room with these. When the garlic flowers are present, Dracula cannot visit Lucy.
19.Soru
How are the women characters depicted in Dracula by Bram Stoker?
Scientific and rational |
Supernatural and wicked |
Shy and reclusive |
Sexually immoral |
Weak and in need of protection |
One important point about Dracula is the depiction of women sexuality. The characters like Lucy (before she became a vampire) and Mina are depicted as pure and moral whereas the three weird sisters at Dracula’s castle are depicted as sexually immoral creatures.
20.Soru
Which of the following themes is related to the allusion of Garden of Eden in the novel?
Importance of Repentance |
Colonial Expansion |
Alienation and Isolation |
Slavery and Escape |
The Significance of the Self |
Robinson believes he is punished for what he calls his “original sin”, that is his leaving his family without his father’s consent and by being cast away from the heavenly and trouble-free life that his father guaranteed him. The allusion is that Robinson’s original sin resembles Adam and Eve’s
original sin and his being left on a deserted island without anybody to secure his life is resembled to Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Correct answer is A.
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