This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the narrator ensure the old man's eye was closed? A) By using a dark lantern. B) By speaking to the old man. C) By opening the shutters. D) By waiting until morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By using a dark lantern. 2. Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or opinions A) Concealment. B) Vehemently. C) Hastily. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 3. In a way that shows intelligent and skillful thinking A) Cleverly. B) Hastily. C) Ceased. D) Planks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleverly. 4. Reposed A) To lay at rest. B) Contempt, ridicule. C) Thoughtful regard for the future. D) Hidden under a false appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To lay at rest. 5. The Snuggie is yet another in a long series of trends that take off unexpectedly and are massively popular despite a lot of ..... A) Supposition. B) Hearken. C) Concealment. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Derision. 6. Why does the narrator greet the old man so heartily every morning? A) Because he really cared about him. B) Because he is a really nice guy. C) So he will not be suspicious of him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So he will not be suspicious of him. 7. What literary technique is used in the following line from The Tell-Tale Heart? "One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture-a pale blue eye, with a film over it." A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 8. What does the word 'vehemently' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) Taking risks. D) With energy and passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With energy and passion. 9. A state of resting after exertion or strain A) Reposed. B) Audacity. C) Concealment. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reposed. 10. To pretend to be or to possess qualities that you don't have A) Acute. B) Sagacity. C) Hypocritical. D) Hearkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypocritical. 11. Careful, cautious A) Blather. B) Sagacity. C) Vex. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wary. 12. Chamber A) A narrow opening. B) A private room (especially a bedroom). C) Rhythmical throbbing or vibrating (of an artery). D) A thing of little value or importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A private room (especially a bedroom). 13. How many types of irony are there? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 14. Strongly emotional A) Vehemently. B) Gesticulations. C) Mockery. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 15. Giving careful attention A) Awe. B) Concealment. C) Suavity. D) Hearkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hearkening. 16. Define the word gesticulation A) Form an idea in the mind. B) Stop oneself from doing something. C) Making hand movements. D) In a smooth graceful manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making hand movements. 17. A narrator can see and describe every characters'thoughts A) First person. B) Third person. C) Second person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 18. He talked more ..... , but he couldn't drown out the sound. A) Derision. B) Vehemently. C) Gesticulations. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 19. The quality of being charming A) Suavity. B) Sagacity. C) Concealment. D) Groan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suavity. 20. The act of taking risks; boldness; daring A) Audacity. B) Profound. C) Acute. D) Sufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books