This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The act of hiding the truth A) Disassemble. B) Subterfuge. C) Concealment. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concealment. 2. Definition of dissimulation A) (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense. B) Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense. C) An uncertain belief. D) A piece of lumber of small cross section. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense. 3. Choose the antonym for 'profound': A) Shallow. B) Superficial. C) Surface. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shallow. 4. There was a tattoo at the door causing the dog to bark. A) A marking on the skin. B) Symbol. C) Loud noises. D) A knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A knocking. 5. Edgar Allan Poe uses the em dash to create what in The Tell-Tale Heart? A) Irony. B) Mood. C) Imagery. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 6. Disrespect A) Concealment. B) Derision. C) Vex. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derision. 7. Very shocking or horrible A) Revolting. B) Ghastly. C) Confess. D) Fidgets. E) Mocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ghastly. 8. Communication or conversation is ..... A) Plume. B) Scarce. C) Discourse. D) Censer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discourse. 9. Unobserved; not seen A) Fastening. B) Suppositions. C) Enveloped. D) Unperceived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unperceived. 10. You try to talk to a new student at school, but your mind goes blank. You say something and realize it was a silly comment. Then, a classmate snickers and says, "Very smooth!"This passage contains an example of ..... A) Verbal irony. B) Situational irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Situational and dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 11. Hearken A) To listen (synonym). B) Rhythmical throbbing or vibrating (of an artery). C) A narrow opening. D) The quality of being sophisticated and charming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To listen (synonym). 12. Edgar Allan Poe is a famous writer in which style? A) Comedy. B) Gothic. C) Sci-Fi. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gothic. 13. What does the word 'hearkening' mean in the context of the story? A) To listen attentively; give heed. B) To suppress, curb, or withhold; muffled. C) Not perceived or commented on; not seen. D) Acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To listen attentively; give heed. 14. Which word describes the feeling that people express when they criticize or laugh at someone in an insulting way? A) Derision. B) Audacity. C) Suavity. D) Hearkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derision. 15. Few of us will ever be said to have ..... A) Sagacity. B) Profound. C) Waned. D) Stifled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacity. 16. Looking both ways before crossing the street A) Audacity. B) Derision. C) Concealment. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagacity. 17. In the wild audacity of my confidence, I invited the police into the old man's house. What does the word "audacity" mean in the above sentence? A) Intelligence and good judgement. B) Annoyed, or bothered. C) Cautious. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness. 18. Which of the following are colleges that Poe attended? A) Harvard University. B) University of Virginia. C) Yale University. D) West Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Point. 19. Edgar Allan Poe uses one-word sentences to create what effect in The Tell-Tale Heart? A) Spooky effect. B) Humorous effect. C) Imaginary effect. D) Dramatic effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dramatic effect. 20. Match the definition:In showing great knowledge or insight. A) Profound. B) Vexed. C) Concealment. D) Acute. E) Hearken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profound. ← 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