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A QUICK QUIZ
Are YOU a victim of the rampant misconception that Vlad the Impaler was the INSPIRATION for Stoker's novel "Dracula"? He was not! Check this quiz to see how influenced you are by the current preponderance of errors, misinformation, speculation and outright garbage about Vlad the Impaler. Which of the following statements do you think are accurate? 1. Vlad was associated in Romanian legend and folklore with vampires. 2. Vlad's wife was named Elizabeta. 3. Vlad's wife committed suicide because she thought Vlad had been killed in battle. 4. Vlad was technically a vampire because he dipped bread in the blood of his victims and ate it. 5. Vlad the Impaler's body is buried in the monastery at Snagov. 6. Bram Stoker based his vampire Count Dracula on the life and atrocities of Vlad the Impaler. 7. Bram Stoker did extensive research on Vlad the Impaler. 8. Vlad's fortress at Poenari was Stoker's inspiration for Castle Dracula. 9. Stoker based Castle Dracula on Bran Castle, owned by Vlad the Impaler. 10. Bram Stoker borrowed Vlad's nickname "Dracula" for his vampire (originally named "Count Wampyr"), knowing very little about Vlad himself. SCROLL DOWN for the answers. ....................... ....................... ...................... ANSWERS: Only ONE of the above statements is accurate - the last one. As for the others, #1 is nonsense; #2 is fiction; #3 is uncertain; #4 is manufactured garbage; #5 is uncertain; #6 is preposterous; #7 is unsubstantiated; #8 is ludicrous; #9 is wrong on both "counts"; #10 is CORRECT! Check other links on this page for more detailed analyses. For a complete analysis of the Vlad/Stoker "connection", see Chapter 5 of my book Dracula: Sense & Nonsense. Information on this book can be found elsewhere on this site.

A QUICK QUIZ

Are YOU a victim of the rampant misconception that Vlad the Impaler was the INSPIRATION for Stoker's novel "Dracula"? He was not! Check this quiz to see how influenced you are by the current preponderance of errors, misinformation, speculation and outright garbage about Vlad the Impaler. Which of the following statements do you think are accurate?

1. Vlad was associated in Romanian legend and folklore with vampires.

2. Vlad's wife was named Elizabeta.

3. Vlad's wife committed suicide because she thought Vlad had been killed in battle.

4. Vlad was technically a vampire because he dipped bread in the blood of his victims and ate it.

5. Vlad the Impaler's body is buried in the monastery at Snagov.

6. Bram Stoker based his vampire Count Dracula on the life and atrocities of Vlad the Impaler.

7. Bram Stoker did extensive research on Vlad the Impaler.

8. Vlad's fortress at Poenari was Stoker's inspiration for Castle Dracula.

9. Stoker based Castle Dracula on Bran Castle, owned by Vlad the Impaler.

10. Bram Stoker borrowed Vlad's nickname "Dracula" for his vampire (originally named "Count Wampyr"), knowing very little about Vlad himself.

SCROLL DOWN for the answers.

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ANSWERS:

Only ONE of the above statements is accurate - the last one. As for the others, #1 is nonsense; #2 is fiction; #3 is uncertain; #4 is manufactured garbage; #5 is uncertain; #6 is preposterous; #7 is unsubstantiated; #8 is ludicrous; #9 is wrong on both "counts"; #10 is CORRECT! Check other links on this page for more detailed analyses.

For a complete analysis of the Vlad/Stoker "connection", see Chapter 5 of my book Dracula: Sense & Nonsense. Information on this book can be found elsewhere on this site.