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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Supernatural Horror in Literature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did the sailor shelter himself on his stranded boat before venturing out, in "Dagon"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. What do the people of Sarnath steal from Ib?
(a) Their women.
(b) Their town hall.
(c) Their idol.
(d) Their fountain.

3. Where do the gods of earth dwell in "The Other Gods"?
(a) In the earth's deepest valleys.
(b) Beyond Mount Olympus.
(c) Beyond the River Styx.
(d) Atop the tallest of earth's peaks.

4. Once the submarine surfaces again, what do the crew find on the hub, in "The Temple"?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A whale carcass.
(c) A British soldier.
(d) A silver ring.

5. In the narrator's dream in "Polaris," he finds himself in a city between the peaks of Noton and what?
(a) Lomar.
(b) Alhtoa.
(c) Olathoe.
(d) Kadiphonek.

Short Answer Questions

1. The creature in "Dagon" is described as half-man, half-what?

2. Where does the narrator decide to travel after many eons, in "The White Ship"?

3. Whose sculpture stands in a marble shrine in Corinth, in "The Tree"?

4. Who was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide?

5. Who died before his friend, in "The Tree"?

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