This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What eventually happens to a full moon A) Reposed. B) Vex. C) Bade. D) Waned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waned. 2. Infer the meaning of board(s) in the following: "Next, I took up three boards from the bedroom floor and hid the body parts there." A) A person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others. B) A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood. C) Very loud and clear, like the sound a bell or alarm makes. D) A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material. 3. The narrator reveals his power of concentration through his ..... A) Patience. B) Acute hearing. C) Insanity. D) Creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patience. 4. What does the narrator say the loud beating of the old man's heart is causing? A) His own increase in fury and uncontrollable terror. B) The old man's death from a heart attack. C) His own fear of death and his hatred of the old man. D) The old man falling from the bed onto the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His own increase in fury and uncontrollable terror. 5. Professing feelings or virtues one does not have A) Fancy. B) Audacity. C) Hypocritical. D) Envelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypocritical. 6. Having great depth or seriousness A) Vehement. B) Profound. C) Cunning. D) Hastily. E) Stifled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. 7. What is the definition of climax? A) The beginning of the story. B) The struggle between two characters. C) The point when the conflict is resolved. D) The turning point of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The turning point of the story. 8. Hints towards the future A) Onomatopoeia. B) Flashback. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. E) Word Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 9. Where did the narrator tell the police that the old man was? A) At his mother's house. B) Taking a walk. C) Asleep in his bed. D) Out in the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out in the country. 10. Insightful; highly aware A) Sagacity. B) Acute. C) Sufficient. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profound. 11. Why does the narrator confess his crime? A) The narrator confesses because he thinks the police are the real murderers. B) The narrator confesses because he knows the old man is not really dead. C) The narrator confesses because he thinks the police are mocking him and can hear the heartbeat. D) The narrator confesses because the officers knew the crime that had been committed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator confesses because he thinks the police are mocking him and can hear the heartbeat. 12. When the narrator tells the story of "he" or "she" and does not reveal any characters' thoughts A) Third-Person Objective. B) Third-Person Limited. C) First-Person. D) Second-Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third-Person Objective. 13. When they walked up on the stage, I could not believe their ..... in taking the microphone out of the emcee's hand and beginning to yell at the audience. Since everyone saw them walk up on stage, I was shocked it took so long for security to detain them and escort them off stage! A) Audacity. B) Stifled. C) Acuteness. D) Stealthiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 14. Wisely, Sarah ..... from arguing with her mother. A) Derision. B) Vex. C) Refrained. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrained. 15. Find the definition for:stifled A) Put down. B) Held back. C) Suffocate. D) Encourage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Held back. 16. A person or thing that preys A) Courage. B) Vulture. C) Vexed. D) Conceived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vulture. 17. I tried to ..... a yawn as I walked into the classroom early Monday morning. A) Stifle. B) Blather. C) Vex. D) Agape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stifle. 18. Highly offensive A) Derision. B) Haunt. C) Concealment. D) Foul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foul. 19. Dramatic movements (gestures) with arms or hands to emphasize what you're saying A) Sagacity. B) Gesticulations. C) Vehemently. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gesticulations. 20. What is the definition of mood? A) The feeling the author gets from the story. B) The author's attitude toward the subject. C) The feeling the reader gets from the story. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The feeling the reader gets from the story. 21. Bold courage, nerve A) Sagacity. B) Audacity. C) Derision. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 22. What is a synonym for the word 'Dissimulation'? A) Sincerity. B) Honesty. C) Misrepresentation. D) Transparency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misrepresentation. 23. Skillfully dishonest A) Cunningly. B) Derision. C) Stealthinly. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cunningly. 24. When I had made an end of these labors, it was 4 o'clock in the morning. A) Work. B) Sleep. C) Strike. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work. 25. Using words that sound like sounds. A) Flashback. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Foreshadowing. E) Word Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 26. The way an author develops a character in a story A) Characterization. B) Hyperbole. C) Foreshadowing. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 27. What happened when the old man heard a noise? A) He went back to sleep. B) He called out for help. C) He sat up in bed. D) He opened his eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He sat up in bed. 28. The practice of hiding one's true feelings or intentions A) Concealment. B) Contempt. C) Concealment. D) Disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concealment. 29. What is a synonym for the word 'Sagacity'? A) Foolishness. B) Ignorance. C) Intelligence. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wisdom. 30. What is a flat character? A) A character that we only know a little bit about. We don't see a lot of character traits. B) A character we know a lot about. This character has a lot of character traits. C) A character that changes throughout the story. We see a big change in this character. D) A character that stays the same throughout the story. We don't see a huge change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character that we only know a little bit about. We don't see a lot of character traits. 31. He hated the smiling ..... of the police. A) Sagacity. B) Suavity. C) Derision. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derision. 32. Exactly; on point; on target A) Precisely. B) Villainously. C) Virtuous. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precisely. 33. "The Raven" was a successful poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1845. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 34. In paragraphs 14 & 15, how does the narrator act when the police arrive? A) Like he is sure they will soon arrest him. B) Surprised and angry. C) Like he is sure they will not suspect him. D) Fearful and guilty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like he is sure they will not suspect him. 35. Ability to understand situations and make good decisions A) Sagacity. B) Foresight. C) Concealment. D) Sufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacity. 36. The state of being wise or able to make good decisions A) Suppositions. B) Hearken. C) Concealment. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagacity. 37. A means of hiding A) Vexed. B) Hearkening. C) Concealment. D) Scantlings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concealment. 38. First person point of view A) A narrative. B) Everyone's opinion. C) From the reader's point of view. D) Directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A narrative. 39. Which word is a synonym for derision? A) Fearful. B) Wording. C) Mockery. D) Unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mockery. 40. Infer the meaning of drag in the following: "In an instant, I dragged him to the floor and pulled the heavy bed over him." A) An action that is performed intentionally. B) To make quieter by using a covering of some sort. C) A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material. D) Pull (someone or something) along forcefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pull (someone or something) along forcefully. 41. What did the narrator hear in the heaven and earth? A) Heartbeats. B) Laughter. C) Footsteps. D) Whispers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heartbeats. 42. What tragedy happen to Poe when he was very young? A) He moved to Baltimore. B) His father died. C) He became very ill. D) His mother died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His mother died. 43. In vain " ..... but he had found all in vain. All in vain." A) (Def.) Sharp. B) (Def.) Disturbed. C) (Def.) Intelligence and good judgment. D) (Def.) Held back. E) (Def.) Without success or results. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) (Def.) Without success or results. 44. What did the narrator take upon himself to do as a shepherd watches over his sheep? A) Watch the stars. B) Watch the clock. C) Watch the fire. D) Watch the master as he slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watch the master as he slept. 45. I wanted to walk the premises before I bought it. A) Border. B) Road. C) Area in and around buildings. D) Woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Area in and around buildings. 46. Act of moving hands or body to express an idea or feeling A) Gesticulation. B) Contemplation. C) Tranquility. D) Agitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gesticulation. 47. To have nerve; to be bold A) Unobtrusively. B) Audacity. C) Vex. D) Anguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 48. Forming opinions A) Waned. B) Trifle. C) Vexed. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagacity. 49. Read this sentence from paragraph 14. "I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye-not even his-could have detected anything wrong." (Paragraph 14)What does cunningly mean in this sentence? (V.1.3) A) Intelligently. B) Deceptively. C) Obviously. D) Evidently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deceptively. 50. I could not begin to ..... how the team planned to win the game. A) Refrain. B) Profound. C) Conceive. D) Stifled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conceive. 51. What does the word 'sufficient' mean in the context of the story? A) Taking risks. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) An amount that is enough. D) Highly perceptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An amount that is enough. 52. To disturb or annoy A) Text. B) Chex. C) Vex. D) Nex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 53. Gesticulations "His violent gesticulations did not disturb the police officers." A) (Def.) An assumption; speculation. B) (Def.) Not mentally ill; of sound mind. C) (Def.) Mentally ill; insane. D) (Def.) Energetic gestures. E) (Def.) Ridicule; taunts; disrespect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Def.) Energetic gestures. 54. Angrily; violently A) Derision. B) Waned. C) Vex. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 55. Infer the meaning of instant in the following: "In an instant, I dragged him to the floor and pulled the heavy bed over him." A) A very short space of time; moment. B) A large, round container with a flat bottom used for washing. C) Laugh quietly or inwardly. D) Jump or spring a long way, to a great height. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A very short space of time; moment. 56. Does the narrator hate the old man? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 57. What is a protagonist? A) Main Character. B) Secondary Character. C) Oldest Character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Character. 58. Which of the following words BEST replaces sagacity, in the passage below? "Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers-of my sagacity." A) Righteousness. B) Supidity. C) Cleverness. D) Determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleverness. 59. Which word is a synonym for concealment? A) Attitude. B) Imagine. C) Obvious. D) Disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disguise. 60. Very great intense; extreme A) Vehemently. B) Acute. C) Audacity. D) Profound. 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