This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 38 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Above all was the sense of hearing acute." What does the word "acute" mean in the above sentence? A) The narrator's sense of hearing helps him be more cautious and paranoid. B) The narrator's sense of hearing is annoying and bothers him. C) The narrator's sense of hearing is sharp and precise. D) The narrator's sense of hearing makes him more bold and daring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator's sense of hearing is sharp and precise. 2. I heard many things in the underworld. A) Heaven. B) World below earth. C) Under the grass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) World below earth. 3. How would you define the term 'stifled'? A) To suppress, curb, or withhold; muffled. B) Not perceived or commented on; not seen. C) Acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. D) Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception; sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To suppress, curb, or withhold; muffled. 4. Irritated; annoyed A) Sagacity. B) Stifled. C) Vexed. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vexed. 5. Conforming to moral and ethical principles A) Virtuous. B) Suavity. C) Precisely. D) Villainously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virtuous. 6. The two main characters in "The Tell-Tale Heart" are the Old Man and ..... A) Fortunato. B) The Narrator. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) The raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Narrator. 7. ..... is the use of words that imitate sounds such as, crash, buzz, hiss, cluck? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 8. Strong feeling of enjoyment and interest A) Love. B) Enthusiasm. C) Suspicion. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enthusiasm. 9. Which word means 'sharp or severe'? A) Dull. B) Blunt. C) Mild. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acute. 10. In paragraph 11, what is the "new anxiety" that finally causes the narrator to leap at the old man? A) That someone might come to the house. B) That the old man might have called the police. C) That someone might hear the heartbeat. D) That someone might see the lantern light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That someone might hear the heartbeat. 11. Select the word that BEST completes the statement based on the information presented in paragraph 1.The narrator assumes the reader things he is ..... A) Clever. B) Evil. C) Sorry. D) Insane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insane. 12. Refrained A) Keen perception. B) To become less intense. C) Held back. D) Acting with great force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Held back. 13. Definition:doing something in a dishonest way A) Hearken. B) Repose. C) Cautiously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cautiously. 14. Useless A) Vain. B) Unperceived. C) Stifle. D) Suppositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vain. 15. The old man was dead. The narrator removed the bed and: A) The narrator examined the corpse. B) The narrator examined the bed. C) The narrator examined the scene. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The narrator examined the corpse. 16. The characters in the movie were ..... when their pet died. The characters in the movie were ..... when their pet died. A) Mournful. B) Gradual. C) Vex. D) Distinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mournful. 17. What does the narrator do after the old man's heart stops beating? A) Leaves the room. B) Calls for help. C) Removes the bed. D) Examines the corpse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removes the bed. 18. Vexed "He was vexed by the old man's eye." 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: B) (Def.) Disturbed. 19. I find it very ..... when my mom doesn't pick up her phone when I call. A) Hearkening. B) Vexing. C) Suavity. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vexing. 20. What did the narrator claim was the object of his passion? A) Money. B) The old man's eye. C) His work. D) His master. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old man's eye. ← 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