Exam Questions for Dracula

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Sample Question

Consider the view that in Dracula Victorian science and technology are pitted against a threatening and irrational past, as represented by the Count.


Jan 2010

In Chapter 14, Van Helsing claims, “'There are always mysteries in life'.”
To what extent do you think that, in Dracula, Stoker shows that science cannot provide answers to every question?

June 2010

'The role of the female vampires in the novel is to warn of the dangers of female
sexuality'.”

Consider the role of the female vampires in Dracula in the light of this comment.

Jan 2011

Explore the ways in which Stoker uses different gothic settings to contribute to the gothic effects of the novel.

Other possible questions? Perhaps...

To what extent do you agree with the view that, in Dracula, Stoker is exploring the dark side of the human psyche?

or...

‘The Gothic elements of Dracula are made credible by the novel’s setting and narrators’.

How far would you agree with this view?

or...

'Although the Count is seen as a villain in the novel, there are elements of his character with which we sympathise'

To what extent do you think Stoker makes Count Dracula a sympathetic character?