Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson Study Help Quiz

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1:  The names "Jekyll and Hyde" have become so commonplace that references appear in all but which of the following?

a. Descriptions of quasi-schizophrenics

b. Dictionaries

c. Prescription medicine packaging

d. Alcoholism manuals
2:  Gabriel John Utterson serves well as the book's narrator because he

a. knows many people's secrets and doesn't mind sharing them

b. is quick to express judgments

c. is intellectual and objective

d. delights in entertaining people with unusual stories
3:  What is Utterson's relationship with Dr. Hastie Lanyon?

a. Long-time friend and counsel

b. Former patient

c. Alter ego

d. Casual acquaintance
4:  Robert Louis Stevenson suggests that Hyde's repulsiveness is an aspect of

a. everybody's nature

b. a debilitating mental illness

c. the author's own childhood experience

d. Richard Enfield's ultimate downfall
5:  What is Jekyll's approximate age when the story opens?

a. 30 or younger

b. 50

c. 65

d. No way to determine
6:  In comparison to Jeykll's size, Hyde is

a. a much taller, heavier man

b. dwarfish

c. an identical match

d. a larger person in weight only
7:  Which of the following characters witnesses Sir Danvers Carew's murder?

a. Gabriel John Utterson

b. the victim's son

c. Hyde's housekeeper

d. a maid, whose master Hyde once visited
8:  Which of the following best describes the physical appearance of Jekyll's home?

a. The beautiful exterior sharply contrasts with the dark, unwelcoming interior.

b. The windows are closed and the curtains are always drawn during the day.

c. The front of the house is elegant, but the back is in disrepair.

d. Laboratory equipment is visible from the windows only at the front of the house.
9:  Lanyon died as a result of

a. drinking a potion prepared by Mr. Hyde

b. realizing that a part of himself was also evil

c. being among the trio who witness the transformation of Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde

d. an undisclosed disease that he had harbored for years
10:  When Jekyll finally loses control over Hyde, he confines himself to

a. the house in Soho he's rented for Hyde

b. his cellar

c. his laboratory

d. the bathroom
11:  Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote all but which of the following works?

a. Kidnapped

b. On the Southern Slopes

c. Treasure Island

d. A Footnote to History
12:  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."

a. Mr. Hyde

b. Bradshaw

c. The narrator

d. Dr. Jekyll
13:  Who said the following: "In the belief of my heart . . . murder was done."

a. Inspector Newcomen of Scotland Yard

b. Dr. Jekyll

c. Poole

d. Lanyon
14:  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."

a. Mr. Hyde

b. Dr. Jekyll

c. Chief Butler Poole

d. Dr. Hastie Lanyon
15:  Who said the following: "If he be Mr. Hyde . . .I shall be Mr. Seek."

a. Harry Jekyll

b. Mr. Guest

c. Gabriel John Utterson

d. Richard Enfield


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