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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Victor’s father respond to Victor’s lack of response to family letters?
(a) With anger and disapproval.
(b) With attempts at guilt.
(c) With a greater curiosity in his daily occupations.
(d) With a visit to the school.

2. Which of the following did Victor claim to have discovered through his laboratory work?
(a) The ability to animate lifeless matter.
(b) The way in which the brain functions.
(c) The system by which air circulates within the body.
(d) The action of the human heart.

3. Who was M. Krempe?
(a) A new school friend of Victor's.
(b) A cousin of Caroline's.
(c) A philosophy professor who criticized Victor for his choice of philosophers.
(d) A professor who encourages Victor to pursue his studies.

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

5. Growing up, what did Henry desire to learn above all else?
(a) The moral relations of things.
(b) The law and codes of government.
(c) Language and science.
(d) The secrets of heaven and earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Robert Walton writing letters in the Opening Letters?

2. What does Victor say in the final pages of Chapter 3 decided his future for him?

3. Why did Victor’s parents often visit the homes of the poor?

4. While at university, what did Victor wish to do with his scientific discoveries?

5. At what age did Victor’s parents decide he should go to university?

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