This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the definition:Subject to death. A) Mortal. B) Pitied. C) Stealthily. D) Fury. E) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mortal. 2. Why does the narrator believe himself to be sane? A) He has never been called "mad" to his face. B) He wisely executes his plan to kill the old man. C) He has no reason for wanting to kill the old man. D) He can acknowledge that his plan to kill the old man is mad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wisely executes his plan to kill the old man. 3. What does the word 'impact' mean? A) Idea or mental image. B) Strong effect. C) Bring about; set up. D) Different from the others; special. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong effect. 4. "The old man on the mountain has much sagacity about life."What does sagacity mean? A) Complaints. B) Memories. C) TV shows. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wisdom. 5. I am not pleased by these ..... plants. A) Keen. B) Mortal (adj.). C) Vexed. D) Agape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortal (adj.). 6. Expressing ridicule or contempt can be called A) Attention. B) Derision. C) Reduction. D) Repitition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derision. 7. Hanging loosely; untidy; disarranged A) Disheveled. B) Hastily. C) Alibi. D) Furious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disheveled. 8. Mood A) A headache. B) A stomachache. C) The atmosphere the author creates. D) The author's attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The atmosphere the author creates. 9. What did the narrator claim was the reason for the low stifled sound that arose from the bottom of the soul? A) Fear. B) Awe. C) Grief. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Awe. 10. What does the word 'conclusion' mean? A) Restate the text in your own words. B) A way a language is spoken in a particular place or among a particular group of people. C) Final thought or judgment about something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Final thought or judgment about something. 11. A ..... is a person who tells a story. A) Narrator. B) Preview. C) Synonym. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrator. 12. The officers were satisfied. A) Happy. B) Mad. C) Comfortable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comfortable. 13. Which word is closest in meaning to vehemently? A) Silly. B) Cautiously. C) Shamelessly. D) Strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strongly. 14. N. thoughtful regard for the future A) Vehemently. B) Foresight. C) Hearkening. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foresight. 15. "His nervousness increased his acute sense of hearing." What does acute mean? A) Sharp. B) Small. C) Adorable. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharp. 16. What does the word ' vex' mean A) To feel angry or annoyed. B) To feel extremely frustrated. C) Option 1. D) Option 2. E) Both option 1and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Both option 1and 2. 17. What is the effect of the simile on these lines from paragraph 11? (R.3.1) "It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage." (Paragraph 11) A) It shows the narrator starting to change his mind. B) It reveals the narrator's increased agitation. C) It shows the narrator focusing on the heart. D) It reveals the narrator's sense of guilt and remorse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reveals the narrator's increased agitation. 18. What does the word STIFLED mean? A) To make someone unable to breathe. B) To be uncomfortable. C) To be funny. D) To be confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make someone unable to breathe. 19. The last part of a story explaining how conflict is resolved is called? A) Climax Climax. B) Falling Action. C) Rising Action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 20. Personification is ..... A) A comparison using "like" or "as". B) Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-humans/objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-humans/objects. ← 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