Frankenstein Chapters 11 - 14 For Quiz

What does the creature learn from hearing the cottagers read Ruins of Empires?

He learns about past civilizations, and their rise, & their fall (Greeks, Romans, and Indigenous peoples).

What thoughts about "man" did Ruins of Empires provoke in the creature?

He learns about the "dark side" of man (cruelty, murder, abuse, and greed).

What is the cottagers' background and reason for their current living situation?

Felix, Agatha and DeLacey are political refugees from France. Felix was caught breaking Safie's father out of prison. The family was thrown out of France, penniless.

How did the creature satisfy his basic needs in his earliest days? How did he develop?

He ate what was available (berries and roots) and drank from rivers. He learned how to make a fire and stole clothes from Victor. He developed without a parent figure and he developed quickly.

Where does the creature take up residence?

He camps out in a hovel/shack next to a cottage.

What things does the creature do in hopes of winning over the family?

He gathers wood for the family. He wants to learn how to speak, and communicate with them so they know what he has been doing.

How does the creature really seem to learn about human nature? What kinds of things does he observe?

He watches the family living in the cottage. He learns about candlelight, chores, social interaction in a family, music, and books (education).

Besides wanting to be with Felix, why did Safie not want to live with her father in Turkey?

Safie did not want to live with her father in Turkey, because she is Christian, and her father is Muslim. She has better opportunities as a Christian woman than a Muslim woman during this time.

What barrier is between Safie and the cottagers?

The barrier that is between Safie, and the cottagers is that she can't speak their language, but she is learning.

How does the creature show a sense of morality? Where does he seem to have gotten the idea for this action?

The creature realizes they are poor, and stops stealing their food. Instead, he scavenges for his own food.

What does the creature recognize as missing from his infant days?

The creature recognizes that he missed family love (paternal guidance, and maternal love) from his infant days.

Identify the people who lived in the cottage?

The people who lived in the cottage were: DeLacey - father, Agatha - sister, daughter, and Felix - brother, son.

The creature recognized that he was powerless in society. What qualities made him thus?

The qualities were that he lacked money, friends, family, and he was physically ugly.

What does the creature learn about the people who live in the cottage?

They are very poor. He learns their names, and relations to each other.

How do the people in the first village that the creature visits react to him?

They flee, fight him, and drive him away.

What makes Felix happy in a way that the creature had not yet witnessed?

What makes Felix happy in a way that the creature had not yet witnessed, was Safie, a Turkish woman that Felix is in a relationship with.

What terrified the creature and filled him with "the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification"? What lifts the creature's spirits?

What terrified the creature, and filled him with "the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification," was that he saw his reflection in a pail of water. What lifts the creature's spirit was hope. He hopes to eventually be a part of their family.