1. Who is Dracula said to have been inspired by?

   1. Lord Shephard, an unusual aristocrat Bram Stoker met on a crossing to New York

   2. Vlad the Impaler

   3. Henry Irving, Bram Stoker’s boss at London’s Lyceum Theatre

   4. A vampire bat

2. Which of the following countries does not border Count Dracula’s castle?

   1. Transylvania

   2. Moldavia

   3. Hungary

   4. Bukovina

3. Who warns Jonathan Harker, as he approaches Castle Dracula, “Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?”

   1. A mad-eyed gypsy

   2. The landlady at his hotel

   3. A small ragged child in the street

   4. Mina, his fiancee

4. In what disguise does Dracula first meet Harker?

   1. A butler

   2. A wolf

   3. A wandering minstrel

   4. A coachman

5. Which of the following descriptions is not applied to Dracula?

   1. Hairs on the palm

   2. Blood-red eyes

   3. Extreme pallor

   4. Pointed ears

6. What is the name of the ship on which Dracula travels to England, which is found empty of crew, with just one body remaining?

   1. The Demeter

   2. The Terror

   3. The Granicus

   4. The Hussar

7. What does Renfield, the insane man with a strange connection to Dracula, eat?

   1. Worms, maggots and earwigs

   2. Spiders, flies and sparrows

   3. Blood

   4. Little girls

8. Who is the “bloofer lady” who preys on small children?

   1. Lucy

   2. Mina

   3. One of the three “sisters”

   4. Dracula in fancy dress

9. From where does Abraham van Helsing arrive to help fight the plague of vampires?

   1. Lyon

   2. Berlin

   3. Amsterdam

   4. Bruges

10. How is Dracula finally killed?

    1. He is slashed through the throat with one knife and simultaneously stabbed in the heart with another

    2. He is staked, his head is cut off, his mouth is filled with garlic

    3. He is forced into the sunlight

    4. He is drowned in holy water

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:B, 4:D, 5:B, 6:A, 7:B, 8:A, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   Out for the Count! You've only seen the Hammer films, haven't you?

2. 4 and above.

   Vlad's entertainment! Not bad, but maybe time to re-read the novel

3. 7 and above.

   Bloody good! You are a veritable Van Helsing