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6. "You, my creator...

  • ...are no man."
  • ...detest and spurn me, thy creature."
  • ...am more wretched than I."

7. What did religion promote in their societies?

  • Preservation of life and the opposition of science.
  • The importance of being holy.
  • The scriptures of God.

8. Why did the ERA fail?

  • The amendment was not advertised.
  • Opposition from New Right and Pro-lifers.
  • Nobody wanted equality.

9. "I, the miserable and the abandoned, ...

  • ...am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on."
  • ...wretched and fiendish."
  • ...creature, must avenge mine own loneliness."

10. "I tell him my real name...

  • ...and regret it."
  • ...and feel that therefore I am known."
  • ...and know I am alive."

11. What is the 1982 Equal Rights Amendment? (ERA)

  • A failed amendment that promotes the equality of genders surrounding property ownership, abortion, divorce and education.
  • Equal rights for animals to prevent forced breeding and slaughter.
  • An amendment that includes equal rights of children.

12. What does the removal of women from creating life reflect in Frankenstein?

  • Shelley's anxieties around childbirth (having miscarried) and her fear that women's rights could be fewer.
  • Fear of children.
  • Fear of sex.

13. What text inspired the Arctic setting in 'Frankenstein?'

  • 'The Inferno'.
  • 'Paradise Lost'.
  • 'Plutarch's Lives'.

14. Why do both authors use a first person narrative?

  • To make the story more real.
  • To show that they are the narrator.
  • Because there is more than one person narrating.

15. What happened in 1984 surrounding abortion / birth control in USA?

  • An American Family Planning clinic was bombed twice.
  • Abortion was legalised.
  • Year of most abortions.

16. What happened in 1983-4 at a women's health centre.

  • The Feminist Women's Health Centre was opened.
  • The Feminist Women's Health Centre suffered arson attacks.
  • The Feminist Women's Health Centre was bombed.

17. What word is featured in both endings of the novels?

  • Darkness.
  • Death.
  • Light.

18. In what year was 'The Handmaid's Tale' published?

  • 1984.
  • 1985.
  • 1987.

19. "Who hath withheld from thee...

  • ...the virtues of life."
  • ...the fruit of the womb."
  • ...the secrets of existence."

20. "We are still surrounded...

  • ...by water."
  • ...by mountains of ice."
  • ...by the sins of man."