Gothic Fiction quiz

The Giamarga · Post by **The Giamarga** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:24 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/20 ... ction-quiz

I could answer exactly zero of these, though i recognized several of the authors. Methinks I have yet to read some gothic fiction...

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:52 am

You scored 7 out of a possible 10

Well, you've seen the dark side, but you didn't stick around for very long, did you?

I am insulted!

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:01 am

5 out of 10, and sometimes because of luck I guess.

It isn't so much about gothic fiction itself as about the history of gothic writing, and the parody of it.

Joël

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:16 am

I got 6, but only one of them I knew was right, and 3 were educated guesses. The rest were just random guesses.

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:40 am

Actually, there must be one or two mistakes in it.

I had 8 of 10 for sure; either I clicked on the wrong spots by accident,
or the quiz is buggy.

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:44 am

Edit: I should point out that my high score is not because I am awesome, but because I am specializing on the literature of the romantic era;
bluntly said, it's my job to know the Canon of Romantic Adventures and other related Publications.

Yeah, and I have enjoyed it greatly, lately.
"Lorna Doone" is a rather... Special book.

Brandi · Post by **Brandi** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:06 am

10 of 10!

And I KNOW three of them were guesses.

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:27 am

Rafael wrote:Actually, there must be one or two mistakes in it.

I had 8 of 10 for sure; either I clicked on the wrong spots by accident,
or the quiz is buggy.

yes, I had the same problem. I know I clicked wuthering heights, but it gave me little women. I adjusted my score accordingly

ScS of the Fraternity · Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:18 pm

I got 5 by mostly guessing and some reasoning

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:11 am

Brandi wrote:10 of 10! And I KNOW three of them were guesses.

*Locks himself into closet and cries.*

BigBadQDaddy · Post by **BigBadQDaddy** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:59 am

Holy crap! I got 7 out of 10 from guessing. Yay guesswork!

Rotipher of the FoS · Post by **Rotipher of the FoS** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:47 am

Only six out of ten, here. Probably because I never could stomach that subset of Gothic horror that was really just proto-romance novels with cobwebs...

Baron Zamedi · Post by **Baron Zamedi** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:40 pm

Four out of ten for me, I guess this is good incentive to catch up on all those gothic horror books I've been wanting to read.

Le Noir Faineant · Post by **Le Noir Faineant** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:37 am

FWIW, since most, if not all of them are in the public domain,
you will find very good and unabridged audio book interpretations over at:

http://librivox.org/

Mostly awesome, and free and legal stuff.

Considerably more convenient than working through the book all by oneself; the prose of those Romantic books is often too tenacious too enjoy reading.

BigBadQDaddy · Post by **BigBadQDaddy** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:33 pm

Nice link, Thanks Raf

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