This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On that stormy night, who asked Dupin for help finding the letter? A) Your friend from Dupin. B) The royal lady. C) The renowned minister. D) The Prefect of Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Prefect of Police. 2. Which type of story did Edgar Allen Poe typically write? A) Comedy. B) Horror. C) Essay. D) Sci-fi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horror. 3. What did the Noah Ray do in his story? A) Ride his bike. B) Go swimming. C) Throw an apple at his wife. D) Hung his cat with a rope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go swimming. 4. What happens in the end with the main character? A) He dies. B) Falls into the well. C) Marries. D) Escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Escape. 5. He called the second cat A) Pluto second. B) Beast. C) Negro. D) No name mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No name mentioned. 6. Both Poe's mother and his wife died at what age? A) 24. B) 30. C) 38. D) 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24. 7. Why did the protagonist of The Black Cat mistreat his pets and his wife? A) Due to a defect of his wife. B) Out of resentment. C) Due to alcoholism. D) Out of frustration of being unemployed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to alcoholism. 8. How does he kill his wife? A) With a gun. B) He hung it. C) He poisons him. D) With an ax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With an ax. 9. The protagonist of the story can be described as a man:I. vengeful II. careful III. evil IV. prudent A) Only the. B) Solo III. C) I and II. D) And in IV. E) II, III and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And in IV. 10. What type of force most accurately describes the behavior of objects caught in the maelstrom? A) Centrifugal force. B) Water erosion. C) Magnetic force. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrifugal force. 11. "A love that the winged seraphs of heaven coveted her and me"Which answer best paraphrases this line in the poem "Annabel Lee?" A) A group of winged seraphs are known as covets. B) The angels were jealous of the love between Annabel Lee and the speaker. C) He and Annabel Lee soon would join the seraphs in heaven, earning their wings. D) Love is all the speaker and Annabel Lee need to make the angels happy for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The angels were jealous of the love between Annabel Lee and the speaker. 12. Proceed and decide are synonyms of the word hesitate A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What caused the narrator to go crazy with his wife? A) She couldn't have children. B) She killed the cat. C) She cheated on her husband. D) She tried to save the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She tried to save the cat. 14. What color is the cat's spot? A) Noir. B) Blanc. C) Gris. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanc. 15. How old was his new bride? A) 15. B) 12. C) 13. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 16. Door, lore, more, Lenore A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 17. Experts believe that Poe A) Wrote his stories at night. B) Copied stories from others. C) Had bipolar disorder. D) Was a gifted painter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had bipolar disorder. 18. What did Poe's adoptive father want Edgar to grow up to be? A) A businessman. B) A writer. C) An actor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A businessman. 19. What is the 'unity of effect' in Poe's stories? A) Use of violence and horror to explore emotions. B) Ability to frighten readers with supernatural elements. C) Intense and singular experience created by the story. D) Exploration of paradoxes and mysteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intense and singular experience created by the story. 20. Annabel Lee:Why does Edgar Allan Poe use the name Annabel Lee instead of Virginia Clemm? A) He doesn't remember her name. B) He tries to reimagine her death in a romantic way. C) He was actually in love with Annabel, not Virginia. D) Annabel was Virginia's middle name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tries to reimagine her death in a romantic way. ← 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