Q.1
Which personal psychological theory does Dr Jekyll set out to test with his potion?
  • The dual nature of humanity
  • The relative weakness of evil compared to good
  • The existence of another species of human
  • All of the above
Q.2
Friendship is important in the text. Mr Utterson is described at the beginning as "the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down-going men". How does friendship relate to the novella's conclusion?
  • Dr Lanyon's death of shock is caused by his deep love for his old friend
  • Dr Jekyll leaves Mr Utterson the packet containing the will and two testimonies because the lawyer is his last remaining friend
  • Mr Hyde commits suicide because he feels he has betrayed a friend
  • All of the above
Q.3
is much concerned with evidence and the use of evidence in order to arrive at the truth. Which of the following is an instance of this theme in the novella?
  • Dr Jekyll's/Mr Hyde's insistence on transforming before the eyes of Dr Lanyon
  • The two written testimonies which form the last two chapters of the novella
  • Mr Utterson's misunderstanding of the reasons lying behind Dr Jekyll's will and his repeated attempts to discover the truth
  • All of the above
Q.4
is structured as a mystery story in which the great surprise is not revealed until near the end of the novella. To which theme does this structure most directly relate?
  • The dual nature of humanity
  • Friendship
  • The discovery of truth
  • The struggle between good and evil
Q.5
"I began to perceive more deeply than it has ever yet been stated, the trembling immateriality, the mist-like transience, of this seemingly so solid body in which we walk attired." What does Dr Jekyll mean by this statement?
  • That the human body does not exist at all
  • That the human body is unchangeable
  • That the human body is not as solid and unchangeable as it seems
  • That the human body is entirely solid
Q.6
"Yes, I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes; and bade a resolute farewell to the liberty, the comparative youth, the light step, leaping pulses and secret pleasures, that I had enjoyed in the disguise of Hyde." With what does this quotation associate youth?
  • Freedom and pleasure
  • The company of friends
  • Hope and honesty
  • Discontentedness
Q.7
About what do Dr Lanyon and Dr Jekyll disagree?
  • The ethics of keeping a person such as Mr Hyde behind bars
  • The aims, purposes and methods of science
  • The ethics of testing potions on a human being
  • The ethics of conducting animal experiments
Q.8
Dr Jekyll's increasing inability to control Mr Hyde relates to which of the following themes?
  • Friendship
  • The search for truth
  • Repression
  • Science and the inexplicable
Q.9
Which of the following does NOT relate to the theme of the savage or brutal nature of man?
  • Mr Poole's references to Mr Hyde as an "it"
  • Mr Poole's comparison of Mr Hyde's movement to that of a monkey
  • Dr Jekyll's reference to Mr Hyde as a "creature"
  • Mr Hyde's possession of a key to the lab door
Q.10
When he turns his back on Mr Hyde, one of Dr Jekyll's key changes in behavior is to become less reclusive and to hold dinner parties once again. This behavior exemplifies which theme in the text?
  • The pursuit of truth
  • The nature of reality
  • The base nature of humanity
  • The relationship between respectability and openness
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