This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did Poe's mother pass away? A) When he was 13. B) When he was 40. C) When he was 2. D) When he wrote his first poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When he was 2. 2. Why does he react like this to his cat? A) By desire. B) By fear. C) By drunkenness. D) Out of anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By drunkenness. 3. Gentle, calm, sweet A) Wretched. B) Docile. C) Succinctly. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Docile. 4. Aperture A) Sharp or severe in effect. B) Unpleasant smell or taste. C) Struck with shock or horror. D) An opening or a hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An opening or a hole. 5. In the work it can be seen that the protagonist is going through a metamorphosis in his personality. Recognize the changes he experiences: A) Becomes a more passive and reflective person. B) Improve your analytical skills. C) Expresses explicit pessimism. D) Develops a violent personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Develops a violent personality. 6. How did the man kill the woman? A) With an ax blow. B) At one blow. C) He threw her down the stairs. D) He hanged her just like the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With an ax blow. 7. The sentence, "it was a story about secret codes and treasure hunting, " is an example of which type of verb mood? A) Imperative. B) Indicative. C) Subjunctive. D) Conditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicative. 8. Rough and unpleasant to the senses A) Morbid. B) Dreary. C) Gloomy. D) Harsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harsh. 9. Sage A) Proudly wise. B) Charming, confident, elegant. C) A tool with a curved blade attached to a pole. D) A short or temporary stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proudly wise. 10. The Cask of Amontillado:What animal is in the Montresor coat of arms? A) A snake. B) A rat. C) A lizard. D) A bat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A snake. 11. What is the significance of the alliteration in stanza 1: "weak and weary" ? A) It rhymes with dreary. B) W is near the end of the alphabet signifying the end of Lenore's life. C) It stresses the physical and mental condition of the narrator. D) It helps set the tone that is upbeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It stresses the physical and mental condition of the narrator. 12. The following sentence contains what type of figurative language? Oh, my house burned down? That's such great news! A) Situational irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Historical irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal irony. 13. 9 What superstition is referred to in the text? A) All black cats are the devil. B) All cats are the devil. C) All cats are witches in disguise. D) All black cats are witches in disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All black cats are witches in disguise. 14. What type of Poetry was he known for? A) Poetry about nature. B) Solemn Poetry about the deterioration of the mind. C) Gothic Poetry about horror. D) Tragic Poetry about drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gothic Poetry about horror. 15. The science fiction novel had a ..... plot involving time travel and parallel universes. A) Imaginative. B) Fanciful. C) Frenzy. D) Haven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fanciful. 16. What were David and Elizabeth Poe's biological parents profession? A) Directors. B) Glass Blower. C) Writers. D) Traveling Actors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traveling Actors. 17. The narrator of the story got married ..... A) Elderly. B) Of 18 years. C) Young. D) 30 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Young. 18. Which courses of study did Poe enroll in at the University? A) School of Ancient Languages and School of Modern Languages. B) School of Ancient Languages and School of Mathematics. C) School of Modern Languages and School of Science. D) School of Science and School of Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School of Ancient Languages and School of Modern Languages. 19. Understandingly A) IN A RELUCTANT MANNER. B) DONE AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT THINKING. C) COMPLETELY OR ENTIRELY. D) SYMPATHETICALLY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SYMPATHETICALLY. 20. How does the speaker feel about the bird near the end of the poem? A) Enraged. B) Cheerful. C) Sad but relieved. D) Comfortable with his future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enraged. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEdgar Allan Poe Quiz 1Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 2Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 3Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 4Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 5Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 6Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 7Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 8Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books