This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of speech is "seized" ? A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 2. What is irony? A) The use of humor to make a point. B) A contrast between expectation and reality. C) A very convincing argument. D) A disagreement over something important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A contrast between expectation and reality. 3. A narrow opening A) Concealment. B) Concealment. C) Sagacity. D) Crevice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crevice. 4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Short Story genre? A) Includes the basic elements of fiction-setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. B) Centers on one particular moment or event in the main character's life. C) It has the sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement. D) It can be read in one sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has the sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement. 5. The convict ..... denied committing the crime. A) Audacity. B) Derision. C) Vehemently. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 6. Smoothness, politeness A) Scorn, ridicule, contempt. B) Withheld, held back. C) Gestures, wild movements. D) Smoothness, politeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoothness, politeness. 7. Energetically or angrily A) Vexed. B) Derision. C) Vehemently. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 8. The act of taking risks A) Sagacity. B) Vehemently. C) Audacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audacity. 9. In a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive A) Profound. B) Stifled. C) Hastily. D) Cunning. E) Vehement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cunning. 10. Draw close or end A) Waned. B) Profound. C) Premises. D) Haunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waned. 11. ..... is a characteristic of people who take risks. A) Acute. B) Suavity. C) Vex. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audacity. 12. Stop oneself from doing something A) Vehemently. B) Vex. C) Mortal. D) Refrained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrained. 13. Match the definition:Hiding one's thoughts or feelings. A) Acute. B) Hearken. C) Concealment. D) Profound. E) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concealment. 14. Resist from doing something. A) Refrain. B) Wary. C) Suavity. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refrain. 15. She liked ice-cream, but he liked cake. so they bought both. A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 16. What does the word SUAVITY mean? A) To have the quality of coolness. B) To have sadness. C) To be quiet. D) To be tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have the quality of coolness. 17. I could tell by her crossed arms, angry scowl o her face, and brisk answers, that she was ..... opposed to the plan we were proposing for the use of the fundraising money. A) Warily. B) Vehemently. C) Stealthily. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 18. What did the suspect do to the old man's body? A) Dismembered it. B) Dragged it out to the woods. C) Hid it in the closet. D) Covered it with a blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dismembered it. 19. My cat sat in a strange, reposed state next to the door. What does the word "reposed" mean in the above sentence? A) The cat was very still and not moving. B) The cat forcefully and passionately moved along the door. C) The cat was being sharp and quick-witted next to the door. D) The cat was being bold and daring next to the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat was very still and not moving. 20. Very badly, awfully A) Dreadfully. B) Cunningly. C) Fluently. D) Steathily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreadfully. ← 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