This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word 'ephemeral' mean? A) A decree that prohibits something. B) Lasting for a very short time. C) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. D) Skillful in statecraft or management. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lasting for a very short time. 2. Who had stolen the letter? A) Dupin and his friend. B) The minister. C) The prefect. D) The cleaning person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The minister. 3. Poor A) Impoverished. B) Regarded. C) Incurred. D) Literary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impoverished. 4. What type of stories did Edgar Allan Poe write? A) Romantic. B) Mystery. C) Adventure. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mystery. 5. According to the reading of the stories we can say that Jupiter is: A) The largest of the planets. B) A planet that the author mentions remembering Greek mythology. C) An old and faithful cat. D) A small gray cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old and faithful cat. 6. Edgar Allan Poe attended which famous academy? A) East Point. B) West Point. C) South Point. D) North Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West Point. 7. Feeling of pensive sadness; especially for no reason A) Mute. B) Melancholy. C) Harken. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melancholy. 8. All are found in poetry except ..... A) Rhyme scheme. B) Rhythm. C) Stanza. D) Paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paragraphs. 9. How does the narrator's wife die? A) In a traffic accident. B) Due to illness. C) She is killed by the narrator. D) Commits suicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is killed by the narrator. 10. Why did the man kill his wife? A) Because he defended the cat. B) Because he didn't love her anymore. C) None is correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he defended the cat. 11. Which word means "death or destruction, usually by fire?" A) Atrocity. B) Immolation. C) Infamy. D) Pertinacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immolation. 12. Once the narrator killed the old man, he cremated him. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 13. The hiker had to stop the trek due to a deep ..... on his foot. A) Mourn. B) Grieve. C) Tart. D) Wound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wound. 14. True or Fales:Poe's difficult and often depressing life inspired the dark and creepy writing style for which he is now famous. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What was the beetle that Legrand found like? A) It was the size of a walnut and golden in color. B) It was huge, black and very shiny. C) It was a small gold sculpture. D) It really was a rock that looked like a beetle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the size of a walnut and golden in color. 16. Coveted means A) Any of the highest order of angels. B) Envied. C) Disunite; separate. D) Family members. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Envied. 17. "To shut her up in a sepulchre" '(Line 19) "In a sepulchre there by the sea." (Line 40) CLAIM:In the poem "Annabel Lee, " the reader needs to understand that a sepulchre is a synonym for tomb. Which line from the poem best supports the claim statement? A) Line 19 because it uses the phrase "to shut her up". B) Line 40 because it uses "by the sea". C) Line 19 because it uses "up in". D) Line 40 because it uses "In a sepulchre". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Line 19 because it uses the phrase "to shut her up". 18. The research team was sent to ..... the environmental impact of the new construction project. A) Imaginative. B) Investigate. C) Inquire. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investigate. 19. Memoir A) Record of experiences. B) Container for keeping plants. C) Oneself. D) Something that is said to provoke laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Record of experiences. 20. POS:scythe A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. ← 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