Frankenstein

Question 1

In Greek mythology, who was Prometheus?

Answer 1

Greek God (Titan) who created human beings and stole the fire from the Gods being punished for it.

Question 2

Why is Prometheus relevant to Frankenstein?

Answer 2

The subtitle of the novel is “or The Modern Promethus”

Question 3

Promethean

Answer 3

Characteristic of the titan (demigod) Prometheus, relating to being an overreaching tied up with a punishment

Question 4

Parthenogenesis

Answer 4

A form of asexual reproduction where the offspring is produced without the embryo being fertilised by the male

Question 5

Tabula rasa

Answer 5

A phrase by Locke which means that we are born as an “empty sheet” without any of built-in mental content and the idea that all the knowledge comes from later perceptions and experiences we gain throughout our lives.

Question 6

Empiricism

Answer 6

Opposed to rationalism: the idea that a priori knowledge doesn’t exist. Knowledge can only be gained through experience and rigorous experimentation.​