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How many chapters are in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?
Ten
100
List three main themes
The duality of man, violence, science, friendship, good and evil, and appearance and reality.
100
What is Mr Utterson's relationship with Mr Enfield?
They are friends.
100
Who said the following: "I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honor to you that I am done with him in this world."
Dr Jekyll
100
Name three different critical perspectives.
Feminist, Marxist and psychoanalytical
200
Who witnesses the murder of Sir Danvers Carew?
A maid
200
The law is seen to be reliable and effective in the novel: true or false?
False
200
What is Jekyll's approximate age at the start of the novella?
50
200
Who confessed the following: "No one could guess what degrading things I have done secretly, things which I must say in all honesty, I enjoyed very much."
Dr Jekyll
200
Explain Freud's idea about the psyche.
According to this Freudian model of the psyche, the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role; and the ego is the organized, realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego.
300
Describe Jekyll's house.
The front of the house is elegant, but the back is in disrepair.
300
Which of these statements about Gothic novels is true? 1. Gothic stories usually have supernatural elements. 2. Gothic literature first appeared in the sixteenth century. 3. Most Gothic novels, like ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, are short. 4. There are never any women in Gothic stories.
1. Gothic stories usually have supernatural elements.
300
Why do you think Hyde is smaller than Jekyll?
Hyde represents the evil part of Jekyll. The fact he is smaller and younger than Jekyll perhaps suggests that we are not born evil but become evil.
300
Who said the following: "If he be Mr. Hyde . . .I shall be Mr. Seek."
Mr Utterson
300
What is the name of the American author who is believed to have written the first detective novel?
Edgar Allan Poe
400
What type of substance is Jekyll lacking to make his potion?
A white salt
400
Who has each of these weapons: cane, poker, revolver and axe?
cane: Hyde, poker: Utterson, revolver: Lanyon and axe: Poole
400
What is significant about the names of the following characters: Jekyll, Hyde and Utterson?
Jekyll: Je kill, Hyde: Hide, Utterson: to utter or not to. In the novella, Mr Utterson doesn't seem to talk to the police about what he knows.
400
Who said the following: "In the belief of my heart . . . murder was done."
Poole
400
Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years. When did she reign?
1837-1901
500
How does Hyde die?
Jekyll commits suicide, which in turn means that Hyde dies. It is arguable that because suicide was seen as an evil act by the church that Hyde became the dominant figure at the end. This would explain why it is Hyde's body that is found.
500
Put the stages of Jekyll's transformation in the right order: a. Racking pangs, b. Feeling younger and lighter, c. Grinding in the bones, d. Strange sensations, e. Horror of the spirit and f. Deadly nausea
Racking pangs, Grinding in the bones, Deadly nausea, Horror of the spirit, Strange sensations and Feeling younger and lighter.
500
What are the surnames for the following characters: Richard, Hastie, Henry and Gabriel?
Richard Enfield, Hastie Lanyon, Henry Jekyll and Gabriel Utterson
500
What is the last sentence in the novella?
Here, then, as I lay down the pen, and proceed to seal up my confession, I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end.
500
What is the name of the first Gothic novel?
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole