This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. UNPERCEIVED A) UNSEEN; NOT NOTICED. B) LYING DOWN IN REST; KEPT IN A PARTICULAR PLACE. C) HIDING ONE'S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, OR CHARACTER. D) CAUTIOUS OF DANGER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNSEEN; NOT NOTICED. 2. My dog has a ..... sense of smell and he can smell squirrels high up in the trees. A) Mortal. B) Keen. C) Stifle. D) Blather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keen. 3. Hidden under a false appearance A) Concealment. B) Sagacity. C) Scantlings. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealment. 4. Energetic hand or arm movements A) Sagacity. B) Audacity. C) Concealment. D) Gesticulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gesticulation. 5. Which fiction term relates to the place on a plot diagram known as the turning point in the story or the point of greatest intensity? A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 6. How many nights did the narrator watch the old man sleep? A) 4 nights. B) 6 nights. C) 8 nights. D) 10 nights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 nights. 7. A person who displays ..... has a high opinion of himself. A) Refrained. B) Audacity. C) Gesticulation. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 8. Distinctness means: A) Unmistakable, clearly defined. B) Confused, and uncertain. C) Happy and cheerful. D) Free spirited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unmistakable, clearly defined. 9. What sound does the narrator hear right before he murders the old man? A) The ticking of a watch. B) The beating of a heart. C) An envelop being opened. D) A barking dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beating of a heart. 10. Definition of vehemently: A) (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense. B) Serving to define or identify as distinct from others. C) -in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling. D) Rhythmical throbbing or vibrating (as of an artery). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling. 11. The quality of being smooth and pleasant or professional A) Audacity. B) Gesticulations. C) Suavity. D) Singularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suavity. 12. I was completely at ease. A) Free from pain. B) Free from anger. C) Free from worries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free from worries. 13. Capable of moving, writing or speaking with ease and grace A) Hastily. B) Scarcely. C) Cunningly. D) Fluently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fluently. 14. Dreadfully A) Planning. B) Terribly. C) Insane. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terribly. 15. What part of speech is "mad" ? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 16. Derision "He hated the smiling derision of the police." A) (Def.) An assumption; speculation. B) (Def.) Not mentally ill; of sound mind. C) (Def.) Mentally ill; insane. D) (Def.) Energetic gestures. E) (Def.) Ridicule; taunts; disrespect. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) (Def.) Ridicule; taunts; disrespect. 17. What is the meaning of the word 'dissimulation'? A) Possessing or characterized by courage; brave. B) To hide under a false appearance; feigning; hypocrisy. C) Irritated; annoyed. D) Having deep insight or understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hide under a false appearance; feigning; hypocrisy. 18. A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder A) Bade. B) Acute. C) Awe. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Awe. 19. Stealthily is an adverb best used to describe the movement of a ..... A) Bear. B) Burgs. C) Bull. D) Bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burgs. 20. Randy ..... a laugh when he saw the play. A) Raved. B) Vex. C) Stifled. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stifled. ← 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