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The Monk · Matthew Gregory Lewis
Whole Book Quiz
Twenty questions on the whole of The Monk: its plots, its people, its sources and its scandal.
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Q1
of 20
When was The Monk published?
A
1764
B
1818
C
1796
D
1847
Q2
of 20
How old was Lewis when he wrote it?
A
About forty
B
About thirty
C
About nineteen
D
About sixty
Q3
of 20
Where is the novel set?
A
Rome
B
Paris
C
Madrid
D
Vienna
Q4
of 20
To which order does Ambrosio belong?
A
The Jesuits
B
The Benedictines
C
The Dominicans
D
The Capuchins
Q5
of 20
What is Ambrosio's greatest flaw at the start?
A
Pride
B
Greed
C
Sloth
D
Gluttony
Q6
of 20
How many main plots does the novel weave together?
A
One
B
Two
C
Five
D
Ten
Q7
of 20
Who is Lorenzo de Medina to Agnes?
A
Her lover
B
Her brother
C
Her cousin
D
Her confessor
Q8
of 20
What role does Matilda play in Ambrosio's fall?
A
She tries hard to save him
B
She tempts and guides him
C
She reports him to Rome
D
She has no part in it at all
Q9
of 20
Which ghost story did Lewis borrow from a German legend?
A
The Water-King
B
Santon Barsisa
C
The Bleeding Nun
D
Belerma and Durandarte
Q10
of 20
Which story in The Guardian was the model for Ambrosio's fall?
A
Santon Barsisa
B
The Wandering Jew
C
Doctor Faustus
D
Alonzo the Brave
Q11
of 20
What does the novel suggest about forced religious life?
A
It breeds hypocrisy and cruelty
B
It always makes people truly holy
C
It is suitable for the young
D
It protects women from harm
Q12
of 20
Which institution tortures Ambrosio?
A
The army
B
The Pope's guard
C
The city watch
D
The Inquisition
Q13
of 20
How did The Monk differ from Ann Radcliffe's novels?
A
Its supernatural is real, not explained
B
It had no ghosts or monsters at all
C
It was written entirely in verse
D
It was a comedy with a happy ending
Q14
of 20
Why did The Monk cause a scandal?
A
It attacked King George III
B
It was very badly written
C
Its violence and irreligion
D
It praised the French Revolution
Q15
of 20
What nickname did the book give its author?
A
"Saint" Lewis
B
"Monk" Lewis
C
"Gothic" Lewis
D
"Devil" Lewis
Q16
of 20
Which plot ends happily?
A
Ambrosio and Matilda's
B
Lorenzo and Antonia's
C
Elvira and Leonella's
D
Raymond and Agnes's
Q17
of 20
What makes Ambrosio's crimes worse than he knew?
A
Antonia was a royal princess
B
His victims were his family
C
Elvira was a saint in disguise
D
The vaults were holy ground
Q18
of 20
Which later Gothic novel features a vampire, not a monk, but owes much to the same tradition?
A
Dracula
B
Emma
C
Middlemarch
D
Ivanhoe
Q19
of 20
What kind of novel is The Monk?
A
Sea adventure
B
Comedy of manners
C
Detective story
D
Gothic horror
Q20
of 20
Who wrote The Monk?
A
Ann Radcliffe
B
Horace Walpole
C
William Beckford
D
Matthew Lewis