This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Tell-tale heart is a story written by A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez. C) Shakira. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe. 2. Was the suspect in his right mind? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. If you do something ..... , you do it with intense emotion. A) Conceive. B) Vex. C) Stifle. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 4. Pertinacious A) Stubborn or persistent. B) Pleasant and enjoyable. C) To criticize someone harshly for doing something wrong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stubborn or persistent. 5. What is a synonym for the word 'Audacity'? A) Boldness. B) Timidity. C) Fearlessness. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boldness. 6. How did the police finally find out what the narrator did? A) The saw the blood stains. B) The police found the tub with all of the blood. C) They found a diary with the old man's suspicions. D) The narrator admits to the murder and shows them where to find the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The narrator admits to the murder and shows them where to find the body. 7. Body motions or body language A) Gesticulations. B) Vehemently. C) Vexed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gesticulations. 8. Symbolism A) An object that represents something bigger. B) The flag. C) A friend. D) A question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An object that represents something bigger. 9. How does the narrator feel about the old man? A) He loves him. B) He hates him. C) He wants to spend more time with him. D) He has forgotten him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He loves him. 10. In paragraph 2, the narrator says he forms his plan because ..... A) He wants the old man's gold. B) The old man insults him. C) He can't stand the old man's eye. D) The old man wrongs him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He can't stand the old man's eye. 11. Fearless or bold behavior A) Hearken. B) Sagacity. C) Suppositions. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audacity. 12. V. to grow gradually less A) Waned. B) Reposed. C) Acute. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waned. 13. What is the overall tone of the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Intense and paranoid. B) Calm and collected. C) Happy and cheerful. D) Indifferent and apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intense and paranoid. 14. What is the definition of concealment? A) To open up and reveal a secret to someone. B) To hide something or prevent it from being known. C) To have no secrets at all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hide something or prevent it from being known. 15. A train is a dragon that roars through the dark He wriggles his tail as he sends up a spark. He pierces the night with his one yellow eye, And all the Earth trembles as he rushes by. A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. Moves in a nervous way A) Revolting. B) Ghastly. C) Confess. D) Fidgets. E) Mocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fidgets. 17. What is a synonym for the word 'Tattoo'? A) Body art. B) Piercing. C) Tapping. D) Ink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tapping. 18. With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly. A) Profound. B) Stifled. C) Hastily. D) Cunning. E) Vehement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hastily. 19. High intelligence; sound judgment A) Resolved. B) Sagacity. C) Cunningly. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sagacity. 20. Definition of scantlings: A) A piece of lumber of small cross section. B) Serving to define or identify as distinct from others. C) A willingness to take bold risks. D) The quality of being suave in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of lumber of small cross section. ← 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