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Dracula Final Practice Test
Directions :
All answers are multiple-choice. You have four choices to pick from, only ONE of which is ever correct. Be certain you read through each
of the questions thoroughly because some are trickier than others. Simply circle your answer for each question. Check your answers when
you’re done, it’s a good way to study!
1. Before creating his own play based on his novel, Bram Stoker was familiar with an earlier vampire play based on a novella by John
Polidori. What was the play?
A. The Vampyre B. The Bride of the Isles
C. The Vampire of the Isles D. The Vampire or the Bride of the Isles
2. Bram Stoker attempted to create a stage version of Dracula that showed in May of 1897, primarily to secure copyright. What was it
titled?
A. Dracula B. Dracula the Un-Dead
C. Dracula or the Un-Dead D. The Un-Dead
3. The character of Dracula was heavily influenced by the mannerisms and characters played by Henry Irving. One character, in particular,
was the most influential. Which one was it?
A. Mephistopheles B. Macbeth
C. Hamlet D. Dr. Faustus
4. What was the first known film appearance of Dracula in any form?
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5. Nosferatu attempted to avoid copyright issues by altering portions of the novel Dracula , but yet retained so much of the plot that it didn’t
matter. One of the most significant changes was the alteration of the titular character’s name into what?
6. Other than the mysterious ‘Mr. Jones’ from Stoker’s play version, who was the first true presentation of the character Dracula on stage?
7. Who did Universal originally want to play the role of Dracula in the 1931 film?
A. Lon Chaney Jr. B. Edward Gorey
C. Lon Chaney III D. Lon Chaney
8. Who was the director of the famous 1931 English version of Dracula ?
A. F.W. Murnau B. Horace Liverwright
C. Tod Browning D. Tod Brown
9. Universal, during the 1930s, made several of their films in foreign-language versions to reach wider audiences since dubbing did not yet
exist. Out of their horror films, only the Spanish version of Dracula survived, but it had significant differences from its English counterpart.
Which of the following was not a reason for the differences?