This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 71 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The man did not know where he was because ..... A) His untimely madness. B) His blow to the head. C) His loss of consciousness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His loss of consciousness. 2. How many siblings did Poe have? A) 0. B) 1. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 3. What is the origin of the name Halloween? A) All Hallows' Eve. B) Christmas Eve. C) Thanksgiving Eve. D) New Year's Eve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All Hallows' Eve. 4. The end of the story mentions that the corpse was on the head: A) The two cats staring at him. B) The same demon. C) The cat hanged lifeless. D) The cat with the open red mouth and the only eye like fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat with the open red mouth and the only eye like fire. 5. Annabel Lee:After her death, Annabel Lee is shut into a tomb by- A) The king. B) Her family. C) Her husband. D) The seraphs (angels). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her family. 6. What is the meaning of the word 'meticulous'? A) A decree that prohibits something. B) Skillful in statecraft or management. C) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. D) Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. 7. What national literature does Edgar Allan Poe belong to? A) American. B) English. C) Canadian. D) Australian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American. 8. What is the significance of the tapping at the chamber door? A) It represents the speaker's fear and anxiety. B) It symbolizes the presence of a supernatural being. C) It foreshadows the arrival of a mysterious visitor. D) It serves as a reminder of the speaker's loneliness and sorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It foreshadows the arrival of a mysterious visitor. 9. What is the setting of the poem "The Raven" ? A) A sunny, cheerful morning. B) A dark and dreary midnight in December. C) A moonlit night in a forest. D) A bright and sunny afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dark and dreary midnight in December. 10. What was one of your best works A) Tamerlane. B) There is no Edgar Allan Poe. C) Thousand and one nights. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Raven. 11. Erratically A) Sound. B) Random. C) Grave. D) Hole in the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random. 12. "TRUE!-nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" A) The Cask of Amontillado. B) The Tell-Tale Heart. C) Annabel Lee. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tell-Tale Heart. 13. Who draws the attention of the revelers? A) The Price figured. B) A man figured. C) THE masked figure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THE masked figure. 14. True or False:Poe's work made him rich and famous during his life despite his unconventional appearance. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What was the colour of the liquid after Mr Valdermar's death? A) Brown. B) Red. C) Pink. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yellow. 16. What is the meaning of the word 'diligent'? A) A break or intermission in the occurrence of something. B) Lacking spontaneity; not natural. C) Spread or diffuse through. D) Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. 17. Who reported the crime? A) A neighbour. B) The same. C) A ghost. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat. 18. The following sentence is written correctly. "How long should we allow for the trip?" asked Gwen. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Where did Edgar Allan Poe move to start a new life? A) Virginia. B) Baltimore. C) New York. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York. 20. How does the following sentence from the section "His Mysterious Death" contribute to the main idea of the article? A) It shows that Poe's legacy lived on after his death. B) It explains why Poe never experienced success in his life. C) It describes the importance of Poe's literary works. D) It gives an example of Poe's popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows that Poe's legacy lived on after his death. ← 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