This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the first word the Raven utters when it enters the room? A) 'Nevermore'. B) 'Lenore'. C) 'Forgive me'. D) 'Greetings'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Nevermore'. 2. What is the main psychological trait of the protagonist of The Tell-Tale Heart? A) He is proud. B) It's nervous. C) He is fearful. D) It's religious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's nervous. 3. According to the poem, what is the nature of the "holy dream" mentioned? A) A dream that is filled with fear and nightmares. B) A dream that is pleasant and brings happiness. C) A dream that is forgotten as soon as one wakes up. D) A dream that is considered impure and wicked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dream that is pleasant and brings happiness. 4. "Annabel Lee" is a A) Lyric Poem. B) Sonnet. C) Narrative Poem. D) Prologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lyric Poem. 5. What changes did your temperament undergo? A) He became melancholic and indifferent to the feelings of others. B) He became more energetic with the people around him. C) He became more cheerful and playful with his animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He became melancholic and indifferent to the feelings of others. 6. Disrespectful behavior(a willingness to take bold risks) A) Audacity. B) Wary. C) Vexed. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 7. Fill in the blank:The children swung back and forth on the swing set. They looked like a clock's ..... A) Vex. B) Pendulum. C) Extremity. D) Supposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pendulum. 8. What is the definition of consonance? A) A story that reveals a hidden meaning. B) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words. C) A reference to a person, place, or thing of historical significance. D) Repetition of similar sounds, especially consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition of similar sounds, especially consonants. 9. "Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them. In pace requiescat!" A) The Cask of Amontillado. B) The Tell-Tale Heart. C) Annabel Lee. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cask of Amontillado. 10. Edgar Allan Poe was raised by his ..... A) Aunt. B) Foster parents. C) Grandparents. D) Brother's family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foster parents. 11. What adjectives clearly define the protagonist? A) Perverse and heartless. B) Confused philosopher. C) Handsome and partying. D) Overflowing and sincere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perverse and heartless. 12. Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks ..... A) Stanzas. B) Sections. C) Path. D) Stan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanzas. 13. "I must not only punish, but punish with impunity." A) The Cask of Amontillado. B) The Tell-Tale Heart. C) Annabel Lee. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cask of Amontillado. 14. Which statement best describes Poe's writing career? A) He was successful right away!. B) He never made it big. C) He found success later in life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He found success later in life. 15. What is the BIG QUESTION (theme) for this poem? A) How do people handle loss?. B) Why do people dream?. C) What does it take to be a survivor?. D) What are you willing to sacrifice?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How do people handle loss?. 16. Jupiter climbed a huge tree by order of Legrand. What did he discover on a branch? A) Another huge beetle. B) A huge eagle owl. C) A wooden chest. D) A human skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A human skull. 17. What does the raven say when asked about its name? A) Nevermore. B) Lenore. C) Forevermore. D) Evermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nevermore. 18. What does the narrator do when he hears the anxiety-inducing sound while talking to the police officers? A) Pretend not to hear anything. B) He talks loudly and walks heavily across the floor. C) Pushes officers out of room. D) He asks the officers if they hear him too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He talks loudly and walks heavily across the floor. 19. What is the date of birth of Edgar Allan Poe? A) 1801. B) 1802. C) 1983. D) 1809. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1809. 20. What strategy is used by Poe to distort reality? A) Changing time perception. B) Dreaming. C) Madness or melancholy. D) Fake scenarios. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madness or melancholy. ← 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