This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 66 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happened to the painter's wife as he worked on the portrait? A) She became healthier. B) She grew weaker. C) She left him. D) She became more beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She grew weaker. 2. Select the correct term that matches the definition below. The case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit A) Prosecutor. B) Jury. C) Defense. D) Criminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defense. 3. What is in the protagonist's room? A) A pendulum and a knife. B) A well. C) A well and a pendulum with a razor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A well and a pendulum with a razor. 4. What did he forget to know about Ligeia before making her his wife? A) Their likes. B) The origin of your family. C) Your last name. D) The name of your parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your last name. 5. Poe worked most of his adult life as an A) Editor. B) Newspaper delivery man. C) Translate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Editor. 6. What literary figure is used in the following line? " ..... a single pale ray, like a spider's thread, issuing from the opening, was projected into the vulture's eye." A) Simile. B) Onomatopeya. C) Metaphor. D) Saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 7. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ..... , weak and weary ..... " A) Pondered. B) Orphaned. C) Regarded. D) Incurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pondered. 8. In which country did he become especially famous? A) USA. B) Inglaterra. C) Italia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 9. The protagonist does NOT feel guilt or regret and is methodical. A) The black cat. B) The Tell-Tale Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tell-Tale Heart. 10. What adjective would you use to describe the BLACK CAT story? A) Sweet and kind. B) Lovely and nice. C) Creepy and scary. D) Funny and goofy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creepy and scary. 11. What is the overall mood or atmosphere of the poem? A) Gloomy and eerie. B) Joyful and lighthearted. C) Peaceful and serene. D) Exciting and adventurous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gloomy and eerie. 12. A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry) ..... A) Stanza. B) Refrain. C) Ballad. D) Chorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 13. Its most recurring themes deal with A) Love issues. B) Questions of death. C) Isoteric questions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questions of death. 14. It is said that "Art often imitates life." How is this true with "Annabel Lee, " and its author Edgar Allan Poe? A) The angels were jealous of Edgar Allan Poe. B) His wife died of a severe cold during a chilly month of the year. C) Edgar Allan Poe lived in a glorious kingdom located beside the sea. D) Edgar Allan Poe's beloved young wife died whom he thought of and missed daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edgar Allan Poe's beloved young wife died whom he thought of and missed daily. 15. How did Edgar Allan Poe's wife, Virginia, pass away? A) Pneumonia. B) Heart attack. C) Tuberculosis. D) Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuberculosis. 16. What was the name of Poe's "adoptive" father? A) Edwin Poe. B) John Allan. C) Edgar Poe. D) David Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Allan. 17. Morbid A) Following in footsteps of somebody. B) Physical Strength. C) Unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects especially death and disease. D) Unrealistic journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects especially death and disease. 18. What sound does the narrator hear at their chamber door? A) Knocking. B) Whispering. C) Laughing. D) Crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knocking. 19. The story that tells the story of a boy who cannot stand an old man is A) Tell tale heart. B) The well and the pendulum. C) La Cas Usher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell tale heart. 20. What is one theory about Edgar Allan Poe's cause of death? A) Rabies. B) Robbery. C) Mercury poisoning. D) Injury from an attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robbery. ← 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