This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG! What does this idiom mean? A) They go on both feet. B) They are yellow. C) They are expensive. D) They are cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are expensive. 2. The ringing became more severe. A) Intense. B) Slower. C) Quiet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intense. 3. He was ..... by the old man's eye. A) Wary. B) Refrained. C) Vehemently. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vexed. 4. When you ..... an idea, you think of it. A) Conceive. B) Hide it. C) Crevice. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conceive. 5. I knew it was the sound of human terror. A) Terrified. B) Sick. C) Agitated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrified. 6. The M'Naghten Rule says that in a court case, jurors should assume a man is sane unless ..... A) He is proven innocent. B) He commits another crime. C) He is proven not to be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is proven not to be. 7. Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling) A) Stifle. B) Vex. C) Keen. D) Agape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keen. 8. Stifled A) To suppress. B) To be seen. C) To disturb. D) To be looked at nicely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To suppress. 9. She was in such shock that she couldn't ..... what was about to happen to the old man. A) Hypocritical. B) Conceive. C) Vex. D) Crevice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conceive. 10. What does the word 'tattoo' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) Rhythmic tapping. D) Highly insightful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhythmic tapping. 11. What is the definition of 'Vehemently'? A) Mild force or passion in manner. B) Forcefully or strongly with emotion. C) Indifference or apathy in manner. D) Hesitation or uncertainty in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forcefully or strongly with emotion. 12. What is the definition of 'Gaily'? A) Lazy; lethargic. B) Sad; gloomy. C) Happily; cheerily. D) Serious; somber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happily; cheerily. 13. He welcomed me with a hearty handshake. A) Good. B) Cold. C) Sincere; with good will. D) Weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sincere; with good will. 14. Read to following and determine what type of figurative language is being used. Hold fast to dreams, For if the dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. Which fiction term means the main problem of a story? It comes from an inciting event that drives the plot forward; may be internal or external. A) Exposition. B) Conflict. C) Climax. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 16. The Easter Bunny is good at this A) Derision. B) Concealment. C) Concealment. D) Scantlings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concealment. 17. For some people, it is very difficult to stifle laughter, especially once it starts. A) Recreate. B) Restrain or suppress. C) Begin. D) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restrain or suppress. 18. An exceptionally keen ability to know ideas:wisdom A) Acute. B) Sufficient. C) Sagacity. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sagacity. 19. What personal struggles did Poe face in his life? A) Alcoholism. B) Loss of loved ones. C) Financial difficulties. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Decided; to make a choice A) Resolved. B) Sagacity. C) Cunningly. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolved. ← 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