This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following means hidden under a false appearance A) Vexed. B) Awe. C) Concealment. D) Waned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concealment. 2. What does the word FORESIGHT mean? A) To know or predict the future. B) To wonder or think deeply. C) To decrease in value. D) Caring deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To know or predict the future. 3. What kind of narrator is in "The Tell Tale heart" ? A) Reliable narrator. B) Uncanny narrator. C) Unreliable narrator. D) First person . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unreliable narrator. 4. Sagacity "He was proud of his powers and of his sagacity." A) (Def.) Sharp. B) (Def.) Disturbed. C) (Def.) Intelligence and good judgment. D) (Def.) Held back. E) (Def.) Without success or results. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Def.) Intelligence and good judgment. 5. When the author interrupts the present events with a look at the past A) Personification. B) Word Choice. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 6. Exhausted A) Dulled. B) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dulled. 7. After the car accident, the 16-year old blathered to his parents about it not being his fault. A) Drone on. B) Articulate. C) Talk long-windedly; babble. D) Excuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talk long-windedly; babble. 8. Which of the following is the definition of awe A) A mix feelings of reverence, fear, and wonder. B) To feel content and calm. C) To feel irritated. D) A mix of feelings toward someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mix feelings of reverence, fear, and wonder. 9. What is the predominant mood in the opening paragraph of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Calm and peaceful. B) Excitement and joy. C) Sadness and despair. D) Anxiety and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anxiety and tension. 10. Define the word fluently A) A person who puts on a false appearance. B) In a smooth graceful manner. C) Stop oneself from doing something. D) To stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a smooth graceful manner. 11. What is the main theme of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Revenge and justice. B) Fear and suspense. C) Love and betrayal. D) Guilt and madness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guilt and madness. 12. New eyeglasses will provide this to your vision A) Over-acuteness. B) Derision. C) Distinctness. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over-acuteness. 13. To grow gradually less A) Waned. B) Bade. C) Vexed. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waned. 14. Which theme is most prominently explored through the narrator's actions and mental state in "The Tell-Tale Heart" ? A) The power of nature. B) The inevitability of death. C) The destructiveness of guilt. D) The importance of family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The destructiveness of guilt. 15. What is supposition? A) Something that is never used. B) Something that is assumed or taken for granted. C) Something that is loved and cherished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is assumed or taken for granted. 16. Human beings are not like vampires; they are mortal and end up dying. A) Blood-sucking. B) Human. C) Everlasting. D) Lifeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human. 17. "Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer!" What does the word "derision" mean in the above sentence? A) Ridicule; making fun of. B) Energetic gestures; movement of hands and arms. C) Holding back. D) Disguising of intentions and/or feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ridicule; making fun of. 18. How many nights did the narrator stalk the old man? A) 10. B) 7. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 19. What is conflict? A) Two characters getting along. B) A struggle between two opposing forces. C) The climax in a story. D) Part of the resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A struggle between two opposing forces. 20. Very angry; done with a lot of energy or speed A) Hideous. B) Furious. C) Wary. D) Ceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Furious. ← 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