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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. Who wrote what Lovecraft refers to as "the hideous poem," Childe Roland?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

2. Where were the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar," coming from?
(a) The north.
(b) The east.
(c) The south.
(d) The west.

3. The narrator, in "Celephais," describes Kurane as not what?
(a) Modern.
(b) Creative.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Imaginative.

4. What does one of the officers of the submarine find and take on board, in "The Temple"?
(a) An ivory figurine.
(b) A gold figurine.
(c) A silver ring.
(d) A gold ring.

5. In "Celephais," Kurane is described as a what?
(a) Reveller.
(b) Dreamer.
(c) Singer.
(d) Dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacked the sailor's ship in "Dagon"?

2. Where was the psychiatric patient from, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?

3. What Dominican friar and a bishop achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion?

4. Where does Iranon first go, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

5. Who, in Greek religion and mythology, is the god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, hunting, and rustic music, as well as being a companion of the nymphs?

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