From the statements given below, what is true about the Gothic novel?

1. A. It arose in fourteenth-century American literature.
2. B. It often uses medieval architecture — castles, abbeys, crypts — as its setting.
3. C. It is a form of Baroque art.
4. D. It is a style of mosaic and fresco wall painting.
5. E. It aims to evoke chilling terror through mystery and horror.

1. AA and D only
2. BC and E only
3. CB and D only
4. DB and E only

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Correct answer: D. B and E only

Explanation

The Gothic novel began in eighteenth-century Britain with Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764); Radcliffe, Lewis and Mary Shelley followed. Its marks are medieval settings (B) and terror built from mystery, ghosts and madness (E). A, C and D confuse it with other periods or visual arts.