This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 62 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of vain? A) Have little confidence in one's appearance, abilities, or worth. B) Having a purpose for everything. C) Having very high confidence in one's appearance, ability, or worth. D) A way for blood to move through a living thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having very high confidence in one's appearance, ability, or worth. 2. 'Conceived' is a ..... A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 3. What part of speech is the word vehemently? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 4. Which of the following is an idiom? A) "black as pitch". B) "his eye resembled that of a vulture.". C) "blood ran cold". D) "low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "blood ran cold". 5. What is the narrator's conflict? A) He wants to kill people. B) He has a problem with an old man's snoring and plans to kill him in his sleep. C) He does not like an old man's blind eye and plans to kill him in his sleep. D) The narrator wants to be sane, and is trying to convince his readers that he's just a normal guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He does not like an old man's blind eye and plans to kill him in his sleep. 6. When I said I wanted to walk across the country, my parents thought I was ..... A) Logical. B) Mad. C) Angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mad. 7. What is the definition of stealth? A) To move in a cautious way. B) To move in a quiet way. C) To move in a happy way. D) To move in a clumsy way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To move in a cautious way. 8. "I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased." What does the word "gesticulations" mean in the above sentence? A) Smooth manner; smoothness. B) Energetic gestures; strong movement of hands and arms. C) Sharpness. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energetic gestures; strong movement of hands and arms. 9. Main Character managed to convince the officers he was innocent. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. How many policemen came to search the premises? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 11. To emphasize his point, he tends to (a) wildly. A) A gesticulate. B) Mock. C) Disassemble. D) Envelop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gesticulate. 12. Tick for granted points. A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 13. What is the point of view of the story? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 14. Confused A) Perplexed. B) Accusatory. C) Ruthless. D) Ominous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perplexed. 15. According to the narrator, which was his strongest sense? A) Hearing. B) Sight. C) Taste. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearing. 16. "A guilty conscience is the worst punishment of all." This is an example of a ..... of "The Tell Tale Heart." A) Point of view. B) Theme. C) Pun. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 17. By telling the story from the murderer's point of view, the author helps the reader ..... A) Recognize the narrators insanity. B) Understand the old man's thoughts. C) Compare both of the characters thoughts. D) Understand why the police have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recognize the narrators insanity. 18. Which word is a synonym for diction? A) Wording. B) Disguise. C) Unique. D) Enfold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wording. 19. Synonym for wisdom A) Acute. B) Sagacity. C) Profound. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sagacity. 20. Acute "His nervousness increased his acute sense of hearing." 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: A) (Def.) Sharp. ← 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