This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consonance means ..... A) Words that rhyme. B) A device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "pitter patter". C) Words that start with the letter "c". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "pitter patter". 2. What does the narrator start to think he hears as the story progresses? A) The roar of the ocean. B) The old man's heart beating. C) Police sirens. D) The neighbors laughing at him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old man's heart beating. 3. What does the world VULTURE mean? A) A person who appears confused. B) A bird of prey that eats dead animals. C) A person who appears kind. D) A beautiful long necked white bird that swims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bird of prey that eats dead animals. 4. A being that must eventually die A) Blather. B) Agape. C) Mortal. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mortal. 5. How does the narrator's mood change from the beginning to the end of the story? A) Fearful to happy. B) Satisfied to discontented. C) Confident to horrified. D) Angry to calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confident to horrified. 6. Where was the body hidden? A) In a neighbor's house. B) In a chest. C) In the flooring of the chamber. D) Outside in the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the flooring of the chamber. 7. All of the following is true of Poe's childhood EXCEPT: A) He was a foster child. B) He began writing poetry around age 13. C) His foster family was the Allen family. D) He grew up in Shrieveport, Louisiana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He grew up in Shrieveport, Louisiana. 8. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for future A) Foresight. B) Suavity. C) Waned. D) Premises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foresight. 9. Which type of irony occurs when a character says something, but in reality, means something else entirely. A) Dramatic. B) Socratic. C) Situational. D) Verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbal. 10. What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the eighth night? A) He cries. B) He sobs with terror. C) He walks to the door. D) He sits up and asks who is there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He sits up and asks who is there. 11. Who entered the old house at the end? A) The police. B) The servant's friends. C) The old man. D) The servant's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The police. 12. How did the narrator ensure the old man's eye was closed? A) By using a dark lantern. B) By waiting until morning. C) By speaking to the old man. D) By opening the shutters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By using a dark lantern. 13. Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or opinions A) Hastily. B) Vehemently. C) Concealment. D) Cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 14. In a way that shows intelligent and skillful thinking A) Ceased. B) Cleverly. C) Hastily. D) Planks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleverly. 15. The Snuggie is yet another in a long series of trends that take off unexpectedly and are massively popular despite a lot of ..... A) Supposition. B) Hearken. C) Derision. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derision. 16. Why does the narrator greet the old man so heartily every morning? A) Because he really cared about him. B) Because he is a really nice guy. C) So he will not be suspicious of him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So he will not be suspicious of him. 17. What literary technique is used in the following line from The Tell-Tale Heart? "One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture-a pale blue eye, with a film over it." A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. What does the word 'vehemently' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Concealment of thoughts. C) Taking risks. D) With energy and passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With energy and passion. 19. A state of resting after exertion or strain A) Audacity. B) Loathsome. C) Reposed. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reposed. 20. To pretend to be or to possess qualities that you don't have A) Sagacity. B) Acute. C) Hearkening. D) Hypocritical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypocritical. 21. Careful, cautious A) Vex. B) Blather. C) Sagacity. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wary. 22. How many types of irony are there? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 23. Strongly emotional A) Gesticulations. B) Audacity. C) Vehemently. D) Mockery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 24. Giving careful attention A) Concealment. B) Suavity. C) Hearkening. D) Awe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hearkening. 25. Define the word gesticulation A) Form an idea in the mind. B) Stop oneself from doing something. C) Making hand movements. D) In a smooth graceful manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making hand movements. 26. A narrator can see and describe every characters'thoughts A) First person. B) Third person. C) Second person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 27. He talked more ..... , but he couldn't drown out the sound. A) Derision. B) Vehemently. C) Vexed. D) Gesticulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 28. The quality of being charming A) Concealment. B) Groan. C) Sagacity. D) Suavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suavity. 29. The act of taking risks; boldness; daring A) Profound. B) Sufficient. C) Audacity. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audacity. 30. To talk on and on in a foolish way A) Gesticulations. B) Blather. C) Acute. D) Unperceived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blather. 31. Third person point of view A) You get everyone's perspective. B) One person's perspective. C) Three people tell the story. D) Argumentative perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You get everyone's perspective. 32. Appearance or dignity is ..... A) Bleak. B) Fancy. C) Nepenthe. D) Mien. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mien. 33. N. gracefulness, politeness A) Audacity. B) Suavity. C) Derision. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suavity. 34. Also known as diction; Using the right word at the right time; words that make an impact A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Personification. D) Word Choice. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word Choice. 35. They were working on the ..... that the robbery was an inside job. A) Sagacity. B) Audacity. C) Supposition. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supposition. 36. In order to keep the surprise from my aunt, I had to ..... a plan to get her out of the house between 1-3PM, without her suspecting what we were doing. A) Wary. B) Instinct. C) Conceive. D) Stealthily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conceive. 37. Which is the most unlikely setting for a horror story? A) C a dark basement. B) B a bright beautiful park. C) D an old attic. D) A an isolated road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B a bright beautiful park. 38. Jeering laughter or ridicule is: A) Stifled. B) Hypocritical. C) Conceived. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Derision. 39. Shameless daring or boldness A) Audacity. B) Hypocritical. C) Vehement. D) Distinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audacity. 40. What does the word 'establish' mean? A) Strong effect. B) Idea or mental image. C) Bring about; set up. D) Different from the others; special. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring about; set up. 41. Discovered or noticed the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.) A) Cleverly. B) Shrieked. C) Detected. D) Ceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detected. 42. The haunted house filled me with ..... A) Peace. B) Boredom. C) Terror. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terror. 43. A rhythmic tapping or drumming A) Suavity. B) Tattoo. C) Supposition. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tattoo. 44. AJ wouldn't stop blathering on about football, so his mom asked him to be quiet. What is the meaning of the word blather? A) To talk in a long-winded or rambling manner. B) To sing loudly and off-key. C) To remain silent. D) To speak clearly and concisely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk in a long-winded or rambling manner. 45. Long, narrow pieces of wood, especially for making structures to walk on A) Planks. B) Corpse. C) Waned. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planks. 46. With confidence or daring A) Boldly. B) Chatted. C) Grief. D) Distinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boldly. 47. N. contempt, ridicule A) Derision. B) Distinctness. C) Concealment. D) Reposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derision. 48. "But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern motionless." What does the word "refrained" mean in the above sentence? A) Annoyed, or bothered. B) Held back. C) Sharp. D) Cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Held back. 49. What is the definition of 'Audacity'? A) Shy, timid. B) To hear sounds. C) Cautious, careful. D) Boldness, daring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness, daring. 50. Infer the meaning of steadily in the following: "The noise steadily grew [louder]." A) Having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock,. B) Very loud and clear, like the sound a bell or alarm makes. C) In a regular and evenmanner. D) A great and painful feeling of fear or shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a regular and evenmanner. 51. Edgar Allan Poe was a British editor, writer, and literary critic. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 52. Lily, Luna, and Rohan are participating in a debate competition. Rohan is known for his 'keen' arguments. What does this mean? A) Rohan's arguments are dull. B) Rohan's arguments are soft or muted. C) Rohan's arguments are sharp, intense, and focused. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rohan's arguments are sharp, intense, and focused. 53. He had the ..... to tell me that I was wrong, when in fact, I did give the correct answer. A) Vexed. B) Vehemently. C) Audacity. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audacity. 54. What did the narrator do to the lantern when he saw the old man's eye? A) Closed it. B) Dropped it. C) Threw it. D) Opened it wider. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed it. 55. What does the word 'audacity' mean in the context of the story? A) Highly perceptive. B) Taking risks. C) Concealment of thoughts. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness. 56. In a way that is skillfully dishonest A) Concealment. B) Cunningly. C) Derision. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cunningly. 57. Audacity "He was impressed with his own audacity." A) (Def.) Smooth manner; smoothness. B) (Def.) Boldness. C) (Def.) Cautious. D) (Def.) Forcefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Def.) Boldness. 58. Which type of narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my? A) Suspense. B) First-person. C) Unreliable narrator. D) Third-person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First-person. 59. I ..... argued that Marvel superheroes are superior to DC superheroes. A) Vehemently. B) Dissembling. C) Vex. D) Audacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 60. What is the definition of the term 'pulsation'? A) Ridicule, contempt, or derision; subject of laughter. B) Deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture with one's hands. C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. D) Smoothly agreeable and courteous; sophistication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A beat or throb, as of the pulse. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz 1The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2The 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