This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern motionless." What does the word "refrained" mean in the above sentence? A) Annoyed, or bothered. B) Held back. C) Sharp. D) Cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Held back. 2. Dissimulation A) Hiding one's true feelings. B) Energetic gestures. C) Sound judgement. D) Small wooden beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiding one's true feelings. 3. What is the definition of 'Audacity'? A) To hear sounds. B) Shy, timid. C) Cautious, careful. D) Boldness, daring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness, daring. 4. Infer the meaning of steadily in the following: "The noise steadily grew [louder]." A) Having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock,. B) Very loud and clear, like the sound a bell or alarm makes. C) In a regular and evenmanner. D) A great and painful feeling of fear or shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a regular and evenmanner. 5. Edgar Allan Poe was a British editor, writer, and literary critic. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. Lily, Luna, and Rohan are participating in a debate competition. Rohan is known for his 'keen' arguments. What does this mean? A) Rohan's arguments are dull. B) Rohan's arguments are soft or muted. C) Rohan's arguments are sharp, intense, and focused. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rohan's arguments are sharp, intense, and focused. 7. He had the ..... to tell me that I was wrong, when in fact, I did give the correct answer. A) Vexed. B) Acute. C) Vehemently. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audacity. 8. Definition:wise A) Sagacity. B) Repose. C) Waned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacity. 9. What did the narrator do to the lantern when he saw the old man's eye? A) Closed it. B) Dropped it. C) Threw it. D) Opened it wider. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed it. 10. What does the word 'audacity' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) Taking risks. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness. 11. Imagery A) A collection of artwork. B) Something you can see. C) Art. D) A collection of images in a literary work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A collection of images in a literary work. 12. In a way that is skillfully dishonest A) Vex. B) Derision. C) Concealment. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cunningly. 13. Audacity "He was impressed with his own audacity." A) (Def.) Smooth manner; smoothness. B) (Def.) Cautious. C) (Def.) Forcefully. D) (Def.) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Def.) Boldness. 14. Which type of narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my? A) Suspense. B) Third-person. C) First-person. D) Unreliable narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-person. 15. I ..... argued that Marvel superheroes are superior to DC superheroes. A) Vehemently. B) Audacity. C) Vex. D) Dissembling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 16. What is the definition of the term 'pulsation'? A) Ridicule, contempt, or derision; subject of laughter. B) Deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture with one's hands. C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. D) Smoothly agreeable and courteous; sophistication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. 17. Read this sentence form the end of the story: "They heard! ..... they suspected! ..... they knew! ..... they were making a mockery of my horror! ..... this I thought, and this I think.' The mood is best described as A) Disturbing. B) Sad. C) Happy. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disturbing. 18. The act of making gestures (movements of the body to emphasize an idea or feeling) A) Mockery. B) Suavity. C) Audacity. D) Gesticulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gesticulations. 19. What does the heartbeat represent? A) The narrator's upcoming death. B) The haunting of a ghost. C) The narrator's guilt and madness. D) The old man's illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator's guilt and madness. 20. Bullies may be good at this A) Derision. B) Reposed. C) Suavity. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derision. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz 1The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 3The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 4The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 5The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 6The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 7The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 8The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books