This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Edgar Allen Poe married ..... A) His cousin. B) A woman named Sandy. C) Someone twice his age. D) At the age of 82. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His cousin. 2. Which character from Scope magazine's dramatic version of "The Tell Tale Heart" is an example of a round character? A) The old man. B) The villain. C) The heart. D) The ravens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The villain. 3. An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. A) Mockery. B) Mad. C) Horror. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror. 4. Which word is closest in meaning to acute? A) Dull. B) Close. C) Sharp. D) Previous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharp. 5. To annoy or bother A) Stifle. B) Overcharge. C) Vex. D) Hearken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 6. Highly perspective A) Profound. B) Acute. C) Vehemently. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acute. 7. N. being hidden under a false appearance A) Concealment. B) Audacity. C) Distinctness. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealment. 8. Which word is a synonym for cunningly? A) Sneakily. B) Unique. C) Wisdom. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sneakily. 9. What is the servant's behaviour towards the old man? A) Very nice. B) He hates him. C) He loves him. D) He doesn't care about him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He loves him. 10. Deep understanding A) Profound. B) Sagacity. C) Clueless. D) Hearkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profound. 11. His nervousness increased his ..... sense of hearing. A) Acute. B) Wary. C) Derision. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acute. 12. What sound does the narrator hear that excites his fury? A) The beating of a drum. B) The ticking of a watch. C) The old man's scream. D) The sound of silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ticking of a watch. 13. ..... means rude or disrespectful behavior A) Derision. B) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 14. To affect someone suddenly A) Hideous. B) Vulture. C) Seized. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seized. 15. To put an end to or to stop is ..... A) Surcease. B) Ominous. C) Yore. D) Scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surcease. 16. Waned means to: A) To act differently around someone. B) To be scared of something or someone. C) To be comfortable. D) Grow gradually less. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grow gradually less. 17. Hypothesis or assumption A) Stimulate. B) Gesticulations. C) Suppositions. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suppositions. 18. Infer the meaning of corpse in the following: "Do you think I'm mad? Consider how I hid the body. First, I cut up the corpse." A) A person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others. B) A dead human body. C) Very loud and clear, like the sound a bell or alarm makes. D) Having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dead human body. 19. Depute A) To make something known. B) To cause something to fade or disappear. C) Appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible. 20. What does the word 'dismembered' mean in the context of the story? A) Deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture with one's hands. B) Ridicule, contempt, or derision; subject of laughter. C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. D) To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of; to divide into pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of; to divide into pieces. ← 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