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  Multiple Choice
Frankenstein and Mary Shelley
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Focus Listening
Description Listening exercise discovering the origins of the Mary Shelley classic, 'Frankenstein'.
Instructions Choose the option that best answers or completes the question or sentence.
 
When did Mount Tambora erupt?
A- 1815
B- 1816
C- 1817
D- 1818
What did 1816 come to be known as?
A- The year without spring.
B- The year without summer.
C- The year without autumn.
D- The year without winter.
Where was Lord Byron's villa?
A- England
B- Germany
C- Switzerland
D- Austria
What did Mary and the others read in the evenings?
A- love stories
B- ghost stories
C- adventure stories
D- poetry
What did the group of friends decide to write?
A- poetry
B- love stories
C- horror stories
D- mystery stories
How long did it take to complete 'Frankenstein'?
A- one year
B- two years
C- three years
D- four years
When was 'Frankenstein' first published?
A- 1815
B- 1816
C- 1817
D- 1818
What was the book written by John Polidori?
A- Dracula
B- Nosferatu
C- Vampyre
D- Bloodsuckers
When was John Polidori's book completed?
A- 1818
B- 1819
C- 1820
D- 1821
What did Mary Shelley call the monster in her book?
A- the monster
B- Victor
C- Frankenstein
D- the nightmare
Total number of items: 10
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