This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding A) Unperceived. B) Waned. C) Skulk. D) Blather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skulk. 2. Quietly, cautiously, to avoid notice A) Stealthily. B) Derision. C) Concealment. D) Gesticulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealthily. 3. Which word is a synonym for sagacity? A) Wisdom. B) Sneaky. C) Disguise. D) Disrespect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wisdom. 4. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant; AKA sarcasm A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal Irony. 5. Match the definition:Showing caution. A) Wary. B) Audacity. C) Vehemently. D) Mockery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wary. 6. Why do the officers stay after they search the house and find nothing suspicious? A) To have breakfast with the narrator. B) To search the room more carefully. C) To wait for his lawyer. D) To continue to talk with the narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To continue to talk with the narrator. 7. " ..... it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe." What does the word "stifled" mean in the above sentence? A) Groan. B) Sharp. C) Held in. D) Resisted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Held in. 8. "Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror." What does the word "groan" mean in the above sentence? A) Expression of deception. B) Expression of pain. C) Expression of anger. D) Expression of despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expression of pain. 9. Which literary device is used to hint at the outcome of the story? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 10. John often has to refrain from saying mean things when he gets upset, or he will hurt people's feelings. What does the word "refrain" mean in the above sentence? A) John is passionate about the way he say things. B) John has to hold himself back when he says things. C) John has to be cautious and careful when he says things. D) John has to be quick-witted and sharp when he say things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John has to hold himself back when he says things. 11. Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems. A) Scantlings. B) Vexed. C) Wary. D) Gesticulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wary. 12. Giving non human things human characteristics A) Personification. B) Word Choice. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 13. Which term that is used in fiction and nonfiction is defined as the perspective from which a story is told? A) Author's purpose. B) Author's tone. C) PIE. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point of view. 14. Definition of harkening: A) A willingness to take bold risks. B) A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall. C) To bring to mind something in the past:hearken back. D) The quality of being suave in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring to mind something in the past:hearken back. 15. The narrator's final outburst to the police is to ..... A) Confess to the crime. B) Ask them to leave. C) Beg for mercy. D) Tell them to be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confess to the crime. 16. The three men that came up to the narrator, they were: A) Friends. B) Family members. C) Officers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Officers. 17. "You should have seen how wisely I proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation-I went to work!" What does the word dissimulation mean in the above sentence? A) Sharp. B) Disguising one's intentions. C) Intelligence and good judgment. D) Smooth; smooth manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disguising one's intentions. 18. A face or expression is known as ..... A) Countenance. B) Ember. C) Mortal. D) Craven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countenance. 19. What is the definition of stifle? A) To help someone breathe easily. B) To stop someone from moving forward. C) To stop someone from breathing properly; to suffocate. D) To keep back a cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stop someone from breathing properly; to suffocate. 20. Posterity A) Incapable of producing any results. B) All future generations of people. C) Great disrespect shown to God or something holy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All future generations of people. ← 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