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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Robert Walton come to meet Victor Frankenstein?
(a) They were childhood companions.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) Walton and his ship’s crew rescue Victor from an ice flow.
(d) Walton is Elizabeth's long lost brother.

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

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

4. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?
(a) An artist.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A master.
(d) A public servant.

5. Where did Robert Walton hire the ship and crew for his trip?
(a) Archangel.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Dubai.
(d) St. Petersburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Victor’s father say when he saw Victor reading philosophy?

2. Growing up, what did Henry desire to learn above all else?

3. What delays Robert Walton’s trip to the North Pole?

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

5. Where did Victor’s parents spent the first days of their marriage?

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