Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Question 1

“All human beings, as we meet them are commingled out of good and evil.”
theme-

Answer 1

Theme - duality

Question 2

“man is not truly one, but—————”

Answer 2

“man is not truly one, but truly two.”

Question 3

“I learned to recognise the———– of man.”

theme-
context-

Answer 3

“I learned to recognise the primitive duality of man.”
Theme -duality
Context - darwin’s theory

Question 4

“These polar twins ———– struggling.”
Theme-

Answer 4

“These polar twins should be continuously struggling
theme -duality

Question 5

“Like———” “Ape like fury”
context -
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Answer 5

“Like a madman” “Ape like fury”
There are uncivilised parts of man even in Victorian gentlemen but this was unhealthily repressed. Links to Darwin’s evolution theory.
lt - simile

Question 6

“The street shone out in contrast ———neighbourhood”
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Answer 6

“The street shone out in contrast to it’s dingy neighbourhood”
theme -upper class / lower class

Question 7

“Satan’s ——–” - Utterson
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Answer 7

“Satan’s signature”
shows how Hyde represents the Devil
lt - alliteration

Question 8

“He gives a strong feeling ———”

Answer 8

“He gives a strong feeling of deformity”

Question 9

“something ———— detestable”

Answer 9

something down-right detestable

Question 10

Mr. Hyde was pale ——–”

Answer 10

Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish

shows hyde appearance

Question 11

“It is one thing to ————-, another to conquer it. ”

Character-
Concept -

Answer 11

“It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. ”

Character - utterson
Concept - curiosity

Question 12

“You must suffer me to————– way.”

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concept -

Answer 12

“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.”

Character - dr jekyll
Concept - suffering / good and evil

Question 13

“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “—————.”
character-
concept -

Answer 13

“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Character - Utterson
Concept - curiosity

Question 14

The era in which Stevenson wrote ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

Answer 14

Victorian.

In the Victorian era (1837-1901) Queen Victoria promoted strict, Christian morality, and people needed to protect their reputation

Question 15

Jekyll’s pride in his experiments, and his fall into ruin, reflects which Bible story?

Answer 15

The Fall of Satan.

Satan fell from Heaven because he was too proud to serve God; Jekyll fell from power because he was too proud of his scientific success

Question 16

Which book did Charles Darwin write that challenged Victorian religious beliefs?

Answer 16

On the Origin of Species.

Darwin proposed that we were descended from apes; this influenced the description of Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde

Question 17

What theory does the fact that Hyde is short, and described as ugly and ‘odd’, relate to?

Answer 17

Lombroso’s theory of physiognomy.

Lombroso was an Italian criminologist, who proposed the horrific idea that criminals look physically less evolved

Question 18

What is urban terror?

Answer 18

Urban terror is the fear of crime and disease in Industrial London; people felt isolated and vulnerable

Question 19

‘He would go______ and ______ to ____’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Answer 19

‘he would go soberly and gratefully to bed’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Question 20

‘_______ calmly ____ the _____ _____’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

Answer 20

‘Trampled calmly over the child’s body’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

Question 21

‘The _______ of some _________ disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Answer 21

‘the cancer of some concealed disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Question 22

‘the low ______ of _______ from __ ___’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Answer 22

‘the low growl of London from all round’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

Question 23

‘Carrying __ ___, ___, really ____ _______’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

Answer 23

‘Carrying if off, Sir, really like Satan’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

Question 24

‘That ____ thing like __ _______’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)

Answer 24

‘That masked thing like a monkey’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)

Question 25

‘All ________, ________ men and ______ of ___ ______’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)

Answer 25

‘All intelligent, reputable men and judges of good wine’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)

Question 26

‘My ______ had been long ______, he _____ ____ _______’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

Answer 26

‘My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

Question 27

‘I bring ___ ____ of ____ _____ Henry Jekyll __ __ ____’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

Answer 27

‘I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

Question 28

When someone uses logic and evidence to solve problems

Answer 28

Rational - Mr Utterson and Dr Lanyon are both rational characters

Question 29

When someone has a powerful and unrealistic imagination

Answer 29

Fanciful - Jekyll’s ideas about separating good from evil are seen as fanciful by other scientists like Lanyon

Question 30

Somebody who is thought of as a good and successful person

Answer 30

Reputable - It was very important in middle-class Victorian society to be reputable

Question 31

Someone who tries to avoid temptation and to ignore their desires

Answer 31

Repressed - Gabriel Utterson is repressed: he likes the theatre and ‘vintages’ (expensive wine) but avoids both because he wants to do the right thing

Question 32

Looking or behaving savagely, like an animal

Answer 32

Animalistic - Hyde is regularly described using animalistic imagery

Question 33

When a person says one thing and does the opposite; when they lead a double-life

Answer 33

Duplicitous - Jekyll is duplicitous because he does not tell anyone about his experiments with Hyd

Question 34

Someone who has no idea of the difference between right and wrong, or who doesn’t care about morality

Answer 34

Depraved - Hyde is clearly depraved; he seems to enjoy the violence and murder he commits

Question 35

Name 5 important themes throughout the novel.

Answer 35

Duality of man. Victorian manners, reputation and society. Good vs Evil. Evolution and regression.

Question 36

The duality of man in the idea of what?

Answer 36

That man has 2 sides to him. One good and one bad.

Question 37

How does Jekyll represent the theme of duality?

Answer 37

Jekyll separates himself into his 2 sides. He enjoys freedom of being Hyde. He struggles to turn his back on it.

Question 38

How is the Victorian society important throughout the novel?

Answer 38

Jekyll battles with the constraints put on him by society, the facade he has to keep up in order to fit in.

Question 39

How does Hyde go against Victorian manners, reputation and society?

Answer 39

He gives Jekyll the freedom to express the side to him that society makes him repress.

Question 40

The theme of science is apparent throughout, how do we know Jekyll has extempore scientific ideas?

Answer 40

Jekyll is criticised by Lanyon for his ‘fanciful’ ideas.

Question 41

What science does Jekyll like?

Answer 41

He is fascinated with ideas more traditionally associated with psychology and religion.

Question 42

Both Lanyon and Jekyll are undone by their beliefs why?

Answer 42

Lanyon is in refusal to see beyond scientific. Jekyll in the way he chooses to play God

Question 43

Good and evil is seen through what?

Answer 43

The encounters Hyde has with the world.

Question 44

Hyde can represent what?

Answer 44

The fears on our evolution and the possibility of regression.

Question 45

“somehow- ----------”.

Answer 45

“somehow lovable”.

Question 46

“Lanyon declared himself ---------------man”

Answer 46

“Lanyon declared himself a doomed man”