SparkNotes: Lolita: Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
Lolita’s enchanting descriptions of incredibly sordid events and behaviors are the embodiment of which of the novel’s themes?

The power of language
American vs. European culture
Alienation in exile
Inadequacy of psychiatry

2 of 5
Lolita’s ultimate decision to leave Humbert for Quilty suggests which theme?

The power of language
American vs. European culture
Alienation in exile
Inadequacy of psychiatry

3 of 5
Lolita can be viewed as a direct attack on which academic field?

Gender studies
Animal husbandry
Psychiatry
Neurobiology

4 of 5
Which motif appears throughout the novel in connection with the “nymphets” Humbert lusts after?

Open windows
Doppelgängers
Games
Butterflies

5 of 5
What setting within Lolita paradoxically becomes symbolic of Humbert’s psychological freedom?

Prison
Hotel rooms
Classrooms
The theater

Lolita

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
Lolita’s enchanting descriptions of incredibly sordid events and behaviors are the embodiment of which of the novel’s themes?

2 of 5
Lolita’s ultimate decision to leave Humbert for Quilty suggests which theme?

3 of 5
Lolita can be viewed as a direct attack on which academic field?

4 of 5
Which motif appears throughout the novel in connection with the “nymphets” Humbert lusts after?

5 of 5
What setting within Lolita paradoxically becomes symbolic of Humbert’s psychological freedom?

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1 of 5 Lolita’s enchanting descriptions of incredibly sordid events and behaviors are the embodiment of which of the novel’s themes?

2 of 5 Lolita’s ultimate decision to leave Humbert for Quilty suggests which theme?

3 of 5 Lolita can be viewed as a direct attack on which academic field?

4 of 5 Which motif appears throughout the novel in connection with the “nymphets” Humbert lusts after?

5 of 5 What setting within Lolita paradoxically becomes symbolic of Humbert’s psychological freedom?

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CHARACTERS Character List

CHARACTERS Humbert Humbert: Character Analysis

MAIN IDEAS Important Quotations Explained

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

Take a Study Break

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1 of 5
Lolita’s enchanting descriptions of incredibly sordid events and behaviors are the embodiment of which of the novel’s themes?

2 of 5
Lolita’s ultimate decision to leave Humbert for Quilty suggests which theme?

3 of 5
Lolita can be viewed as a direct attack on which academic field?

4 of 5
Which motif appears throughout the novel in connection with the “nymphets” Humbert lusts after?

5 of 5
What setting within Lolita paradoxically becomes symbolic of Humbert’s psychological freedom?