This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sharp or keen (like sharp sense of hearing) A) Acute. B) Vehement. C) Audacious. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acute. 2. Gracefulness, politeness A) Waned. B) Suavity. C) Bade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suavity. 3. Hiding of one's feelings or purposes A) Concealment. B) Scantlings. C) Gesticulation. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealment. 4. Match the definition:To be annoyed, frustrated or worried. A) Concealment. B) Profound. C) Vexed. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vexed. 5. What does the word 'suavity' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) Wisdom. D) The quality of being charmed or polished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The quality of being charmed or polished. 6. Bold courage, daring A) Audacity. B) Waned. C) Awe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 7. Dashes are used by writers for what purpose? A) To cause a break in thought/add information. B) To create a subtle pause in a sentence. C) To explain something in more detail. D) To add a quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cause a break in thought/add information. 8. He ..... me because he constantly pulls my hair and ties my shoelaces together. A) Vexes. B) Resolves. C) Stealthily. D) Cunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vexes. 9. Definition:lessened in strength A) Waned. B) Cunning. C) Audacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waned. 10. Definition:a piece of wood A) Scantlings. B) Crevice. C) Anxiety. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scantlings. 11. "[I] placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim." What does the word "reposed" mean in the above sentence? A) State of rest; rested. B) Forcefully; passionately. C) Sharp. D) Doing something in a sneaky, crafty, and skillful manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State of rest; rested. 12. Antonym for mild A) Sufficient. B) Acute. C) Vehemently. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profound. 13. In an instant, the narrator dragged another man to the floor; and pulled the heavy bed over him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What does acute mean? A) Sharp; Keen. B) Pretty; Attractive. C) Dull; Boring. D) Happy; Smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharp; Keen. 15. What is the conflict of a story? A) The problem faced by the main character. B) A bad hair day. C) The ending of the story. D) A boxing match. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The problem faced by the main character. 16. Which point of view term relates to the story being told by a narrator outside of the story? A) First person. B) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 17. Match the definition:Ridicule. A) Mockery. B) Trifle. C) Mortal. D) Pitied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mockery. 18. Not seen or noticed A) Premises. B) Unperceived. C) Wary. D) Waned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unperceived. 19. Why does the narrator seat himself and the officers in the room where the body is hidden? A) He is feeling boastful of how well he hid the body. B) He is going mad and wants to torture himself with guilt. C) He is worried he will give away the body's location otherwise. D) He is convinced it is the only way to keep the officers from finding the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is feeling boastful of how well he hid the body. 20. His knowledge of the subject was ..... A) Unperceived. B) Profound. C) Mockery. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. ← 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