This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The criminal started screaming and using wild gesticulations as the officers asked what he was doing. What does the word "gesticulations" mean in the above sentence? A) The criminal was very calm and smooth. B) The criminal was using a lot of hand motions and movements. C) The criminal was resting in place. D) The criminal was making fun of the officers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The criminal was using a lot of hand motions and movements. 2. To confuse or annoy A) Hearken. B) Gesticulations. C) Vex. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 3. Define 'vexed' ..... A) Giddy. B) Annoyed or frustrated. C) Full of excitement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annoyed or frustrated. 4. Intelligence or good judgement A) Audacity. B) Gesticulations. C) Sagacity. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sagacity. 5. What is the part of speech for the word 'Gaily'? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 6. What is contemptuous ridicule or mockery? A) Scantlings. B) Vehemently. C) Vexed. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Derision. 7. Stage-coach A) A statement or well-known remark that expresses an important idea or rule. B) A type of covered wagon used to carry passengers and goods inside. C) A thing that discourages someone from doing something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of covered wagon used to carry passengers and goods inside. 8. Which vocabulary word means to be bold or daring? A) Audacity. B) Sententious. C) Pallid. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 9. Barely or hardly A) Dreadfully. B) Wary. C) Acarcely. D) Distinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acarcely. 10. Choose the synonym for 'profound': A) Shallow. B) Superficial. C) Trivial. D) Great intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great intensity. 11. Which word is closest in meaning to stealthily? A) Loudly. B) Cautiously. C) Boastfully. D) Simply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cautiously. 12. I was so upset when my dog got out of the yard, I cried ..... A) Vehemently. B) Hypocritical. C) Crevice. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 13. Which term that is used in fiction and nonfiction is defined as the author's attitude toward the story or subject? A) Author's purpose. B) Author's tone. C) Author's craft. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's tone. 14. Awe A) A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder. B) Unmistakable, clearly defined. C) Very keen. D) A means of hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder. 15. How the reader feels;The atmosphere created for Me, the reader A) Tone. B) Theme. C) Mood. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 16. A great victory or achievement A) Sagacity. B) Concealment. C) Vehemently. D) Triumph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triumph. 17. Done secretly, without drawing attention A) Distinct. B) Scarcely. C) Stealthily. D) Hideous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stealthily. 18. Something happens that defies the expectations of the audience or the character (something unexpected) A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational Irony. 19. What is the definition of 'pallid'? A) Loud. B) Talkative. C) Pale. D) Colorful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pale. 20. Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way A) Paranoid. B) Mocking. C) Accusatory. D) Triumphant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mocking. ← 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