This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings or character; pretense A) Concealment. B) Acute. C) Supposition. D) Scarcely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealment. 2. The narrator reveals his cunning behavior when he ..... A) Answered the old man's question "Who's there?". B) Opened the door to let the police in the house. C) Let his finger slip on the lantern. D) Disposed the old man's body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disposed the old man's body. 3. Making a lot of hand or body movements when talking A) Gesticulations. B) Movement disorder. C) Mockery. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gesticulations. 4. Adv. acting with great force, violently or forcefully A) Bade. B) Hearkening. C) Distinctly. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 5. The neighbors of the four involved families were ..... that there was nothing like this going on. A) Stifled. B) Vehement. C) Cunning. D) Hastily. E) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehement. 6. Several officers were ..... to guard the building. A) Suavity. B) Deputed. C) Dissembled. D) Hearkened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deputed. 7. Rude boldness; nerve A) Audacity. B) Blather. C) Gesticulations. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 8. "Villians!" I cried, "Pretend no more! I admit the deed!" A) Title to land. B) Job. C) Paper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Job. 9. What does the word 'profound' mean in the context of the story? A) Concealment of thoughts. B) Highly insightful. C) Highly perceptive. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highly insightful. 10. I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark, Or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, Eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, Than tackle the homework my teacher assigns A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 11. What is the overall tone of the story's ending? A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Unknown. D) Surprising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unknown. 12. To cut off; to repress A) Vex. B) Triumph. C) Suavity. D) Stifle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stifle. 13. What is in a way that shows a perceptive understanding or insight? A) Acutely. B) Concealment. C) Sagacity. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acutely. 14. What does the suffix-tion do? A) Makes a description into an adverb. B) Makes something past tense. C) Makes a verb into a noun. D) Makes something plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes a verb into a noun. 15. "It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. If you ..... someone, you bother or annoy that person. A) Conceive. B) Vehemently. C) Vex. D) Stifle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 17. When Bella became a vampire, she lost her ..... attributes and was able to live forever. A) Vex. B) Blather. C) Mortal (noun). D) Skulk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mortal (noun). 18. A strong feeling of fear, respect ir wibder A) Awe. B) Distinct. C) Suavity. D) Mockery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awe. 19. Clearly or sharply defined to the mind A) Distinct. B) Sufficient. C) Stifled. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distinct. 20. To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding A) Unperceived. B) Blather. C) Skulk. D) Waned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skulk. 21. Quietly, cautiously, to avoid notice A) Stealthily. B) Derision. C) Concealment. D) Gesticulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealthily. 22. Which word is a synonym for sagacity? A) Wisdom. B) Disrespect. C) Sneaky. D) Disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wisdom. 23. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant; AKA sarcasm A) Verbal Irony. B) Symbolism. C) Dramatic Irony. D) Situational Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 24. Match the definition:Showing caution. A) Mockery. B) Audacity. C) Wary. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wary. 25. Why do the officers stay after they search the house and find nothing suspicious? A) To have breakfast with the narrator. B) To continue to talk with the narrator. C) To search the room more carefully. D) To wait for his lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To continue to talk with the narrator. 26. " ..... it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe." What does the word "stifled" mean in the above sentence? A) Resisted. B) Groan. C) Held in. D) Sharp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Held in. 27. "Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror." What does the word "groan" mean in the above sentence? A) Expression of deception. B) Expression of despair. C) Expression of pain. D) Expression of anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expression of pain. 28. Which literary device is used to hint at the outcome of the story? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 29. John often has to refrain from saying mean things when he gets upset, or he will hurt people's feelings. What does the word "refrain" mean in the above sentence? A) John is passionate about the way he say things. B) John has to hold himself back when he says things. C) John has to be cautious and careful when he says things. D) John has to be quick-witted and sharp when he say things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John has to hold himself back when he says things. 30. Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems. A) Scantlings. B) Gesticulations. C) Wary. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wary. 31. Giving non human things human characteristics A) Word Choice. B) Flashback. C) Foreshadowing. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Personification. 32. Which term that is used in fiction and nonfiction is defined as the perspective from which a story is told? A) Point of view. B) Author's purpose. C) PIE. D) Author's tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 33. Definition of harkening: A) A willingness to take bold risks. B) A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall. C) To bring to mind something in the past:hearken back. D) The quality of being suave in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring to mind something in the past:hearken back. 34. The narrator's final outburst to the police is to ..... A) Confess to the crime. B) Ask them to leave. C) Beg for mercy. D) Tell them to be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confess to the crime. 35. The three men that came up to the narrator, they were: A) Friends. B) Family members. C) Officers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Officers. 36. "You should have seen how wisely I proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation-I went to work!" What does the word dissimulation mean in the above sentence? A) Sharp. B) Disguising one's intentions. C) Intelligence and good judgment. D) Smooth; smooth manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disguising one's intentions. 37. A face or expression is known as ..... A) Ember. B) Craven. C) Countenance. D) Mortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Countenance. 38. What is the definition of stifle? A) To help someone breathe easily. B) To stop someone from moving forward. C) To stop someone from breathing properly; to suffocate. D) To keep back a cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stop someone from breathing properly; to suffocate. 39. According to the narrator, readers should not confuse ..... for madness? A) Overacuteness of senses. B) Overacuteness of perception. C) Role of intelligence. D) Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overacuteness of senses. 40. Extended to great depth A) Stifled. B) Profound. C) Crevice. D) Hideous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. 41. What is the meaning of the word 'acute'? A) Having a mild or gentle effect. B) Having a gradual or slow effect. C) Having a dull or insignificant effect. D) Having a sharp or severe effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a sharp or severe effect. 42. Can you believe her (a) A) A audacity. B) Resolved. C) Vexed. D) Cunningly. E) Stealthily. F) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A audacity. 43. What is the meaning of the word 'skulk'? A) Move stealthily or hide in a sneaky manner. B) Stand still and be visible. C) Walk loudly and confidently. D) Run quickly and loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move stealthily or hide in a sneaky manner. 44. What is the definition of mortal? A) A living human being that eventually dies. B) A divine being that is immortal or lives on forever. C) Living animal that transforms its shape. D) Feeling very happen when doing something evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A living human being that eventually dies. 45. Sandy has ..... , she plans ahead. A) Derision. B) Raved. C) Foresight. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foresight. 46. What is the climax of the story? A) The climax of the story is the beginning of the plot. B) The climax of the story is the least intense moment in the plot. C) The climax of the story is the resolution of the conflict. D) The climax of the story is the turning point or the most intense moment in the plot where the conflict reaches its peak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The climax of the story is the turning point or the most intense moment in the plot where the conflict reaches its peak. 47. Who was the narrator afraid may hear the beating of the heart? A) The narrator. B) The old man. C) The police. D) A neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A neighbor. 48. Definition of suppositions: A) Rhythmical throbbing or vibrating (as of an artery). B) An uncertain belief. C) A piece of lumber of small cross section. D) In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An uncertain belief. 49. Aggressive or outright boldness A) Audacity. B) Haunt. C) Concealment. D) Foul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 50. Bade means ..... A) Extreme fear. B) Urged, compelled. C) Clearly defined. D) Being polite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urged, compelled. 51. Define the word cease A) Stop oneself from doing something. B) Take a bold risk. C) An intense degree. D) To stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To stop. 52. It is unsure exactly how Poe died. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Tell of doing something wrong A) Revolting. B) Ghastly. C) Confess. D) Fidgets. E) Mocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confess. 54. As I retold my story, the listeners exhibited such ..... A) Derision. B) Stifle. C) Vex. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derision. 55. Use your understanding of The Tell-Tale Heart to answer the reminder of the questions.What sense was sharpened by the disease? A) Hearing. B) Taste. C) Sight. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearing. 56. It is the beating of his hideous heart! A) Ridiculous. B) Painful. C) Frightened. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ridiculous. 57. A metaphor is ..... A) A comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as. B) Words that rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as. 58. The entire story is written in ..... tense, meaning it must be a ..... A) Future tense; silly story. B) Present tense; linear plotline. C) Past tense; flashback. D) Past tense; linear plotline. E) Present tense; flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past tense; flashback. 59. Which option describes the old man's eye A) Big eye. B) Pirate eye. C) Bird eye. D) Vulture eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vulture eye. 60. ..... danger is the most dangerous because you don't see it. A) Audacity. B) Sagacity. C) Unperceived. D) Perceived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unperceived. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz 1The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 3The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 4The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 5The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 6The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 7The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books