This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 61 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What were Poe's biological parents dedicated to? A) Merchants. B) Actors. C) Writers. D) Profesores. E) Doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actors. 2. The Raven:What does the Raven represent? A) Hope. B) Forgiveness. C) Hopelessness. D) Myths and memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hopelessness. 3. POS:buffoon A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 4. Which of the following alternatives best describes the psychological atmosphere of the story? A) Tranquility, relaxation and confidence. B) Terror, loneliness and inhuman. C) Bright, happy and small. D) Humiliating, bloody and spacious. E) Tension, madness and fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Tension, madness and fear. 5. Select the correct term to match the definition below. A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone A) Prosecutor. B) Defense. C) Criminal. D) Jury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prosecutor. 6. Which description would fit the best in a Gothic horror story? A) A talking horse that tells jokes. B) A gloomy fog on a dark night. C) A squeaky table in a peaceful library. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gloomy fog on a dark night. 7. In the first 2 stanzas, Annabel Lee is portrayed as: A) A young and foolish girl. B) A child swept away by the love of the narrator. C) A middle-aged woman scarred by love. D) A girl who has run away from home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A child swept away by the love of the narrator. 8. At what age did both his mother and wife die? A) 13. B) 36. C) 75. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 9. In what year did Edgar Allan Poe publish his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems? A) 1827. B) 1820. C) 1833. D) 1839. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1827. 10. Edgar Allan Poe was born in A) 1209. B) 1477. C) 1864. D) 1809. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1809. 11. Why is the raven a fitting bird to show up in his room? A) Ravens are bringers of good luck. B) Ravens are said to bring bad news. C) Ravens are evil birds that attack people. D) Ravens are Zeus' favorite bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravens are said to bring bad news. 12. When Virginia was married she was A) 12 years. B) 14 years. C) 19 years. D) 13 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13 years. 13. What is the character's concern for readers that leads him to meticulously explain his plan? A) Let them believe him crazy. B) Let them think he is a cold and ruthless killer. C) Let them assume that he acted irrationally, without thinking about it. D) They don't understand why he really killed the old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let them believe him crazy. 14. Who escaped the fire? A) The narrator, the wife and their children. B) The narrator, his wife and a servant. C) The narrator, his wife and Pluto. D) The narrator and his wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator, his wife and a servant. 15. His foster father name was A) Raven. B) Poe. C) David. D) John. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John. 16. In his life, the narrator has had several animals. Which? A) Birds, a golden fish, a beautiful dog, rabbits, a monkey and a cat. B) Birds, a goldfish, a dog, rabbits, a monkey and a cat. C) Birds, a dog, a cat, a goldfish, a hamster and a monkey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birds, a golden fish, a beautiful dog, rabbits, a monkey and a cat. 17. The museum is asking for people to ..... historical artifacts to add to their collection. A) Fanciful. B) Donate. C) Inquire. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donate. 18. What is the definition of allegory? 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: A) A story that reveals a hidden meaning. 19. What does the word 'capricious' mean? A) A break or intermission in the occurrence of something. B) Lacking spontaneity; not natural. C) Spread or diffuse through. D) Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. 20. What is one of the reasons that Edgar Allan Poe is considered one of the greatest American authors? A) His popularity in the horror genre. B) His attention to form and style. C) His use of supernatural elements. D) His exploration of love and guilt. 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