Chapter 2

Question 1

“Harmony was the soul of our companionship” is an example of?

Answer 1

Metaphor

Question 2

Describe Elizabeth

Answer 2

Elizabeth was calm, chill, and more concentrated disposition. She was interested in poetry and nature.

Question 3

Describe Victor

Answer 3

Victor has a thirst for knowledge, causes of things, secret (gothic)

Question 4

Latter

Answer 4

Last one that was mentioned

Question 5

Former

Answer 5

First one that was mentioned

Question 6

Describe Henry

Answer 6

Henry had an imagination, liked nature, and was into books of chivalry and romance. He made heroic songs and about knightly adventures. He tried to act plays and enter into masquerades. He is concerned about right vs wrong (moral)

Question 7

Who had a happy childhood?

Answer 7

Victor

Question 8

What is metaphysics?

Answer 8

A branch of philosophy that deals with how things are

Question 9

Who cared about histories of heaven and earth?

Answer 9

Victor

Question 10

“She was the living spirit of love” is an example of

Answer 10

Metaphor

Question 11

Sullen

Answer 11

Gloomy

Question 12

Countenance

Answer 12

Face expressions

Question 13

Who always did good in the end?

Answer 13

Henry

Question 14

Who likes thinking about his childhood and why?

Answer 14

Victor because it was wonderful and he wants to record steps that led to his ruined life.

Question 15

Torrent

Answer 15

Strong fast moving water

Question 16

Apathy

Answer 16

Lack of interest

Question 17

Natural Philosophy

Answer 17

The philosophical study of physics, nature/physical universe

Question 18

Cornelius Agrippa was a

Answer 18

physician, night, occult (supernatural beliefs such as magic and mystician) writer

Question 19

How did Victor discover Cornelius Agrippa?

Answer 19

Victor and his family went on a vacation in France and it was raining. He was bored and found a book written by Cornelius Agrippa.

Question 20

What was Alfonse’s opinion about Cornelius Agrippa?

Answer 20

That it was sad trash

Question 21

What does Victor think that if it happened his life wouldn’t have been ruined?

Answer 21

If Alfonse told Victor WHY it was sad trash, perhaps his life would have not been ruined

Question 22

What did the Sir Isaac Newton analogy illustrate?

Answer 22

It was talking about his frustration

Question 23

What did Victor’s education consist of?

Answer 23

It consisted of being self taught and having formal education

Question 24

What did Victor look for?

Answer 24

The philosopher’s stone and elixir of life (The elixir of life makes people “live” forever + cure diseases)

Question 25

What does Victor want to raise?

Answer 25

Ghosts and/or devils

Question 26

What was he “lost” with?

Answer 26

All the knowledge he had TILL an accident occurred

Question 27

What happened when he was 15 and who introduced galvanism to Victor?

Answer 27

He stood by a door watching a thunderstorm, and a stranger spoke about galvanism to Victor

Question 28

Why does he despise books by Agrippa and Magnus?

Answer 28

He wants answers and things for SURE and not maybes

Question 29

What is he studying now?

Answer 29

Math

Question 30

Who “tried to warn him” about what he was doing?

Answer 30

His guardian angel, but he failed due to fate