- 1. What is the full name of the author known as H. P. Lovecraft?
A) Harrison Paul Lovecraft
B) Harold P. Lovecraft
C) Henry Peter Lovecraft
D) Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- 2. In which city was H. P. Lovecraft born?
A) Providence, Rhode Island
B) Boston, Massachusetts
C) Innsmouth, Massachusetts
D) Arkham, Massachusetts
- 3. What is the name of Lovecraft's most famous fictional book which allegedly drives its readers insane?
A) De Vermis Mysteriis
B) The King in Yellow
C) Necronomicon
D) Unaussprechlichen Kulten
- 4. In which year did H. P. Lovecraft die?
A) 1952
B) 1926
C) 1945
D) 1937
- 5. What is the name of Lovecraft's fictional New England town that appears in many of his works?
A) Kingsport
B) Arkham
C) Dunwich
D) Innsmouth
- 6. Which of Lovecraft's stories features the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred and the city of Damascus?
A) The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
B) The Nameless City
C) The Whisperer in Darkness
D) The Dunwich Horror
- 7. What is the name of the extensive mythos created by Lovecraft that includes various deities, books, and cosmic entities?
A) Cthulhu Mythos
B) Arkham Cycle
C) Eldritch Lore
D) Necronomicon Mythos
- 8. Which of these adjectives is often used to describe the creatures in Lovecraft's stories?
A) Adorable
B) Eldritch
C) Soft
D) Heroic
- 9. In which New England state is Lovecraft's fictional town of Dunwich located?
A) Massachusetts
B) Connecticut
C) Maine
D) Vermont
- 10. What is the title of Lovecraft's unfinished novel about an otherworldly city in Antarctica?
A) At the Mountains of Madness
B) The Colour Out of Space
C) The Dunwich Horror
D) The Shadow over Innsmouth
- 11. What is the name of the extraterrestrial race that seeks to free their imprisoned deity Cthulhu in Lovecraft's famous tale?
A) Deep Ones
B) Elder Things
C) Yithians
D) Mi-go
- 12. What iconic phrase is often associated with the cosmic entity Cthulhu in Lovecraft's mythos?
A) That is not dead which can eternal lie
B) In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming
C) Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
D) Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
- 13. In Lovecraft's universe, what fictional university is known for its occult studies and appearance in many of his stories?
A) Miskatonic University
B) Kingsport College
C) Innsmouth Academy
D) Arkham University
- 14. Which of Lovecraft's stories involves a man's investigation into the rural town of Dunwich and its dark secrets?
A) The Shadow over Innsmouth
B) At the Mountains of Madness
C) The Call of Cthulhu
D) The Dunwich Horror
- 15. What is the title of Lovecraft's novella featuring a mad scientist who experiments with reanimating the dead?
A) The Whisperer in Darkness
B) Herbert West–Reanimator
C) The Shadow out of Time
D) The Dreams in the Witch House
- 16. What is the name of the malevolent entity that appears in 'The Dunwich Horror'?
A) Bigfoot
B) Yog-Sothoth
C) Santa Claus
D) The Tooth Fairy
- 17. Which publication featured Lovecraft's first major mythos story, 'The Call of Cthulhu'?
A) Cosmopolitan
B) National Geographic
C) Weird Tales
D) Time
- 18. In Lovecraft's fiction, what ancient, alien city lies beneath the desert sands of Arabia?
A) R'lyeh
B) Yuggoth
C) Carcosa
D) Irem
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