This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wrap up or surround completely A) Bosom. B) Vain. C) Hearken. D) Enveloped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enveloped. 2. How many police officers knocked on his door? A) 6. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 3. Define 'conceived': A) To come up with a plan. B) A fun way of doing things. C) To tell something to someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come up with a plan. 4. Convey means ..... A) To answer quickly. B) Express thought or feeling. C) Show fear. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Express thought or feeling. 5. Definition:an opening A) Acute. B) Crevice. C) Audacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crevice. 6. What is a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words? A) Suppositions. B) Vehemently. C) Vexed. D) Gesticulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gesticulation. 7. Complete the analogy:sing is to sang as sleep is to ..... A) Sleeping. B) Slept. C) Rest. D) Wake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slept. 8. In an intense manner; with lots of feeling A) Acute. B) Suavity. C) Vehemently. D) Stifle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 9. Contemptuous laughter A) Audacity. B) Derision. C) Supposition. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derision. 10. With energy and passion; strong emotion A) Profound. B) Acute. C) Vehemently. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 11. Mary tried to ..... from using profanity in front of her mom. A) Vexed. B) Refrain. C) Wary. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refrain. 12. To hide or conceal; to pretend not to notice A) Disassemble. B) Profound. C) Singularly. D) Hearken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disassemble. 13. How would you define the term 'suavity'? A) Ridicule, contempt, or derision; subject of laughter. B) Smoothly agreeable and courteous; sophistication. C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. D) To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of; to divide into pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smoothly agreeable and courteous; sophistication. 14. I have a ..... that you cheated on the test, because you have the same answers as your partner. A) Precaution. B) Suspicion. C) Acute. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspicion. 15. Much of the inspiration for Poe's stories came from tragedy in his own life A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Mad "How, then, am I mad?" 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: C) (Def.) Mentally ill; insane. 17. Which point of view term relates to the story being told by a character IN the story? A) First person. B) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 18. What is a synonym for the word 'Vehemently'? A) Fiercely. B) Passively. C) Calmly. D) Mildly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiercely. 19. Sad or gloomy is ..... A) Melancholy. B) Placid. C) Pallid. D) Fancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholy. 20. First person point of view is when the author writes a text and has the narrator talking about A) Nobody. B) Someone else. C) The author. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Themselves. 21. Did you like the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" ? A) Yes! I loved it!. B) It was ok. C) Definitely not!. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes! I loved it!. 22. Skillfully deceitful A) Sagacity. B) Resolved. C) Cunningly. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cunningly. 23. In a secret and sly way A) Audacity. B) Stealthily. C) Vexed. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealthily. 24. The bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe A) With fear. B) With happiness. C) With respect and fear. D) With anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With respect and fear. 25. In the next paragraph, his tone changes. Read the excerpt and then chose the adjective that best describes this tone. Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation I went to work! A) Tense. B) Exciting. C) Terrifying. D) Convincing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convincing. 26. ..... is contrast between expectation and reality. A) Personification. B) Irony. C) Similarly. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 27. What is the MAIN type of conflict in the story?Hint:think about the root of the problem rather than the material parts of it. A) Man vs self. B) Man vs society. C) Man vs nature. D) Man vs man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs self. 28. Suspicion of a crime had been aroused. A) Flatten. B) Upset. C) Provoke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provoke. 29. The ..... in the lantern allowed for very little light to escape. A) Conceive. B) Hypocritical. C) Vex. D) Crevice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crevice. 30. What is the definition of 'tattoo'? A) A type of music. B) A permanent mark on the skin. C) A type of dance. D) A type of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A permanent mark on the skin. 31. What did the narrator do for an hour every night by the fire? A) Sleep. B) Blink. C) Stare into the flames. D) Read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stare into the flames. 32. Smooth in manner; confident, charming & polite A) Dreadful. B) Profound. C) Vex. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suavity. 33. Easy-going or calm is ..... A) Pallid. B) Plutonian. C) Bust. D) Placid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Placid. 34. "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night." What does the word "conceived" mean in the above sentence? A) Having mortal terror. B) Having a gesticulation. C) Having an idea. D) Going insane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having an idea. 35. Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind A) Fancy. B) Hypocritcal. C) Audacity. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fancy. 36. To irritate or annoy A) Dissumulation. B) Stifle. C) Vex. D) Triumph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 37. I went boldly into his chamber A) I went without being afarid. B) I went pretending I was doing something else. C) I went very cautiously. D) I went very quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went without being afarid. 38. The sagacity of the judge's verdict showed his knowledge of both the law and humanity. A) Ignorance. B) Stupidity. C) Invalidity. D) Sound judgement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound judgement. 39. The narrator placed his own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What is the tone of the narrator's voice when confessing to the crime? A) Joyful. B) Defiant. C) Apologetic. D) Remorseful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remorseful. 41. What does the word VEXED mean? A) To put a spell on. B) To irritate. C) To make nervous. D) To confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To irritate. 42. Which word best captures the overall mood of this passage?The old house was creaking loudly that night. Shadows of tree branches stretched across the walls of Brandon's room like the fingers of an alien hand. He stared at them for a moment. Then, with a shudder, he hid his head under the covers. A) Humorous. B) Frightening. C) Peaceful. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frightening. 43. Refers to the author's attitude toward a certain topic. Through specific word choice, the author reveals their feelings and opinions to the reader, conveying the author's intentions behind the text. The tone of a story is always described using an adjective. A) Tone. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 44. What does the suffix-ity mean? A) A descriptor. B) A quality or a state. C) The location of something. D) Beforehand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A quality or a state. 45. What genre is Poe typically known for writing? A) Drama. B) Horror. C) Plays. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horror. 46. Showing intellectual or emotion depth A) Profound. B) Vexed. C) Suavity. D) Stifled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profound. 47. Ugly or disgusting to look at; extremely unpleasant A) Audacity. B) Wary. C) Hideous. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hideous. 48. Characteristic of being smooth and agreeable A) Pretense. B) Ambiguity. C) Cordiality. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suavity. 49. To listen carefully A) Hearken. B) Audacity. C) Sagacity. D) Suppositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearken. 50. Which word means grossly offensive? A) Suspicion. B) Hideous. C) Wary. D) Stimulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hideous. 51. His interpretation of "The Raven" was very ..... A) Wary. B) Profound. C) Acute. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. 52. The quality of having good judgment; wisdom A) Audacity. B) Acute. C) Sagacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sagacity. 53. Which text structure is used to tell a story in time order (sequential, first to last/last to first)? This term can be used in fiction and nonfiction. A) Compare/contrast. B) Cause & effect. C) Chronological order. D) Problem & solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological order. 54. The quality of being charming and gracious in manner. A) Wary. B) Sagacity. C) Cunning. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suavity. 55. Which vocabulary word means to speak or act with strong emotion? A) Vehemently. B) Iridescent. C) Sententious. D) Pallid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 56. Why does the narrator give himself up? A) He wanted to be caught for the crime all along. B) He knew the police would find the body. C) He feels mocked by the heartbeat. D) He thinks the heartbeat means the old man is still alive and well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He feels mocked by the heartbeat. 57. Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 58. Which phrase best reflects the mood in the final paragraph of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Calm and contentment. B) Fear and excitement. C) Sadness and regret. D) Intense anxiety and guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intense anxiety and guilt. 59. Unmistakable, clearly defined A) Distinctness. B) Concealment. C) Hypocritical. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distinctness. 60. The students showed perfect ..... toward the substitute teacher. A) Vexed. B) Acute. C) Sauvity. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sauvity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz 1The 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 8The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books