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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom is Robert Walton writing letters in the Opening Letters?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

3. Who was the first philosopher Victor ever read?
(a) John Locke.
(b) Paracelsus.
(c) Cornelius Agrippa.
(d) Albertus Magnus.

4. What delays Robert Walton’s trip to the North Pole?
(a) Willing ship’s captains.
(b) Illness.
(c) A lack of money.
(d) Weather.

5. What does Victor tell Robert Walton that he feels a slave of?
(a) His creature.
(b) His passions.
(c) His profession.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Robert Walton hire the ship and crew for his trip?

2. From where is Robert Walton writing his first letter in Opening Letters?

3. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?

4. How long after his parents’ marriage was Victor born?

5. What name does Victor call Elizabeth by?

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