The Birth-Mark Quizzes

The Birth-Mark Quiz 1

1 How does Aylmer react when he catches Georgiana in his lab?

He’s impressed by her boldness

He ignores her

He’s frustrated but accepts her presence

He’s angry and demands that she leave
2 In the opening passage, the narrator claims that Aylmer’s passion for his wife could rival his passion for science IF…

If his wife confesses her love for Aylmer every night

Aylmer learns to accept his wife’s flaws

Aylmer permanently abandons his studies

The strengths of the two passions somehow unite together
3 What color is Georgiana’s birthmark?

Crimson

Light brown

Purple

Orange
4 In between his experiments, Aylmer lectures Georgiana about _______

Religion

Nature

Beauty

Alchemy
5 How does the narrator describe Aminadab’s appearance?

Ordinary and medium-sized

Pale and slender

Bulky and short

Alluring and tall
6 After Georgiana’s birthmark fades, what does Aylmer do?

He prays to God

He eagerly tries to wake Georgiana and notify her of the good news

He weeps

He declares the experiment a success
7 What happens after Georgiana touches the flower?

Her birthmark fades

It grows even more

It turns black and dies

The petals turn into different colors
8 What does Aminadab remark after looking at Georgiana’s conscious-less body?

"Aye, that birthmark revolts me."

"If she were my wife, I'd never part with that birthmark."

"That birthmark is a magical endowment."

"The birthmark destroys the effect of Georgiana's beauty; it renders her countenance even hideous."
9 Which word best characterizes the narrator’s tone?

Objective

Livid

Detached

Passionate
10 When Aylmer attempts to surgically remove Georgiana’s birthmark in his dream, what goes wrong?

Aylmer makes an incorrect incision, costing Georgiana her life

Trick question: he successfully removes the birthmark from her face

Georgiana wakes up and demands that Aylmer stop the operation

The birthmark became more and more inseparable from Georgiana’s body until it was connected to her own heart
11 Aylmer compares himself to ______

Galileo

Polyphemus

Isaac Newton

Pygmalion
12 Aylmer asks about ____ when he conducts interviews with Georgiana

Her religion

Her birthmark

Her emotional and physical states

Her beauty
13 What does Aylmer’s journal represent?

The necessity for honesty in a romantic relationship

An artificial mask of perfection

The necessity for bravery in the scientific profession

Human inadequacy
14 At the time of the writing and release of “The Birth-Mark,” science was

Losing its cultural relevance

Embraced unanimously by American society

Rising in popularity and visibility among the masses

Largely dismissed by society
15 Aylmer shows Georgiana an “elixir of immortality,” which has the power to:

Destroy entire civilizations instantly

Prolong someone’s life indefinitely

Drive the drinker into insanity

Kill any individually instantly or gradually
16 How does Georgiana’s relationship with her birthmark evolve over the story?

She remains indifferent toward it

Her love for it only grows

She begins to disdain it

Her initial disdain evolves into a fierce love for it
17 When was “The Birth-Mark” written?

The late 1800s

The early 1900s

The late 1700s

The mid-1800s
18 Where is Georgiana’s birthmark?

On her cheek

On her foot

On her neck

Near her mouth
19 According to the narrator, why does Georgiana die?

The liquid was actually a poison

Aminadab strangles her to death

She is now too perfect to occupy the same world as humans

Her heartbreak was too much to bear
20 Why does Georgiana enter Aylmer’s lab without his permission?

She needs Aylmer to give her more information about the development of the experiment

She desperately wants more attention from Aylmer

She feels a strange sensation near her birthmark and wishes to inform Aylmer about it

She is morbidly fascinated with the lab and wants to examine its contents
21 After Georgiana confronts Aylmer for not giving her enough information about the birthmark experiment, how does Aylmer respond?

He ignores her

He admits that he hasn’t had much success with experiment

He tells her the experiment is none of her business

He tells her that he has been preoccupied with a different experiment
22 After Georgiana praises the liquid’s taste and fragrance, what happens to her?

She demands that Aylmer giver her another, stronger dosage of the liquid

She tries to kill Aylmer

She falls asleep

She screams
23 What is Aylmer’s profession?

Magician

Scientist

Pharmacist

Priest
24 What does Georgiana read while in Aylmer’s library?

Aylmer’s accounts of his own experiments

Novels

Philosophy books

Both philosophy books and Aylmer’s accounts of his experiments
25 According to the narrator, Aminadab represents_____

"Man’s imperfection"

"Man’s physical nature"

"Man’s internal ugliness"

"Nature’s mysterious ways"

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