This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The crooked car dealer often tricked car buyers by using ..... to hide flaws in the vehicles. A) Derision. B) Concealment. C) Vex. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concealment. 2. "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 foresight mean in the above sentence? A) Seeing with four eyes. B) Knowing after the event. C) No knowledge of something. D) Knowing ahead of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knowing ahead of time. 3. Which two sentences reflect the third-person point of view?(1) I took out my wallet and counted my money.(2) Luis ran up to Jonathan and cried, "A storm is coming! We have to get inside!"(3) "If our guess is right, " I said, "we'll solve the mystery before the police do."(4) Everyone stared at Connor in surprise. A) 1 and 3. B) 2 and 3. C) 2 and 4. D) 3 and 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 and 4. 4. A device that closes or secures something A) Stifle. B) Fastening. C) Stalked. D) Suppositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fastening. 5. Which of the following types of irony occurs when the reader or a character expects one thing to happen, but then the opposite happens? A) Socratic. B) Verbal. C) Situational. D) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational. 6. What is the best definition of vehemently? A) Mildly. B) Effectively. C) Intensely. D) Vaguely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intensely. 7. Conceal one's true feelings A) Gesticulation. B) Vex. C) Disassemble. D) Scantlings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disassemble. 8. Who came to search the premises? A) Family members. B) Police officers. C) Servants. D) Neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police officers. 9. Pursue or approach stealthily A) Suppositions. B) Stifle. C) Unperceived. D) Stalked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stalked. 10. What was the name of Poe's famous detective character? A) Hercule Poirot. B) Sherlock Holmes. C) Miss Marple. D) C. Auguste Dupin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. Auguste Dupin. 11. A feeling that something bad will happen; a threatening feeling A) Ominous. B) Triumphant. C) Perplexed. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ominous. 12. Poe was able to make a fortune off of his writing while alive. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Definition of suavity: A) In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling. B) The quality of being suave in manner. C) Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense. D) The quality of being sagacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quality of being suave in manner. 14. In paragraph 5, the narrator says, "I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in the bed, crying ..... "Who's there?" (5).This suggests that the old man most likely cried out because ..... A) He heard the doors open. B) He hears the narrator speak. C) The narrator makes a noise with the lantern. D) The narrator shows the light from the lantern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator makes a noise with the lantern. 15. Which is the best definition of sagacity? A) Smoothness and politeness. B) To be cautious. C) Intelligence and good judgement. D) Giving careful attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence and good judgement. 16. In the line "They heard! They suspected! They knew! they were making a mockery of my horror!" which word best describes the narrator's feeling? A) Anxiety. B) Pride. C) Guilt. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guilt. 17. I could tell he was ..... about the decision to sneak out to the boardwalk, even though his parents had forbid he from going. I didn't understand why he was so reluctant after all the other crazy rules he had already broken! A) Profound. B) Crevice. C) Stifle. D) Wary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wary. 18. Define the word vehemently A) An intense degree. B) Causing death. C) Making hand movements. D) With great feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With great feeling. 19. "The worker had the audacity to put the rude customer in their place."What does audacity mean? A) Madness. B) Happy. C) Shy. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldness. 20. What is a synonym for the word 'Suppositions'? A) Conjectures. B) Statement. C) Presumptions. D) Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idea. 21. What is the definition of 'Scantlings'? A) Dramatic gestures. B) An uncertain belief. C) A piece of lumber of a small cross-section. D) Types of roofing materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A piece of lumber of a small cross-section. 22. What does the title mean? A) The old man is telling a tale. B) The old man's eye causes the narrator to tell a tale. C) The old man's beating heart gives the narrator away. D) The narrator blames the old man's heart for giving him away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The narrator blames the old man's heart for giving him away. 23. Troubled, distressed, caused agitation A) Foresight. B) Bade. C) Awe. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vexed. 24. What is the tone of the narrator's voice when describing the old man's eye? A) Calm and soothing. B) Boring and monotonous. C) Eerie and unsettling. D) Joyful and uplifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eerie and unsettling. 25. The trait of having wisdom and good judgment A) Assiduous. B) Sagacity. C) Relegate. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sagacity. 26. Making plans on a calendar A) Concealment. B) Foresight. C) Derision. D) Hearkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foresight. 27. "Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers-of my sagacity." What does the word "sagacity" mean in the above sentence? A) Intelligence and good judgement. B) Boldness. C) Energetic gestures; strong movements of arms and hands. D) Disguising of intentions and/or feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence and good judgement. 28. Infer the meaning of pale in the following: "I felt [my skin] ..... become pale." 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 even manner. D) A great and painful feeling of fear or shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock,. 29. Marcus offered me a chance to cheat, but I shook my head ..... A) Acute. B) Audacity. C) Vehemently. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 30. What is the meaning of the simile on these lines from paragraph 11? (R.3.4) "It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage." (Paragraph 11) A) The narrator feels like he is heading into battle. B) The narrator is feeling more anger as time ticks by. C) It shows the narrator focusing on the heart. D) It shows the narrator starting to change his mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator is feeling more anger as time ticks by. 31. Small quantities or amounts A) Awe. B) Over-acuteness. C) Scantlings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scantlings. 32. Became smaller or less; decreased in size, power, strength, or important A) Detected. B) Waned. C) Shrieked. D) Ceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waned. 33. An example of repetition in the text ..... A) 'True'. B) 'There was none'. C) 'My blood ran cold'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'There was none'. 34. Type of bird with bald head and neck that feeds on dead animals A) Vulture. B) Terror. C) Hideous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulture. 35. Because Poe suffered through the premature deaths of those he loved, what were 2 major themes in his writings? A) Death and dreams. B) Death and the afterlife. C) The afterlife and heaven. D) Love and betrayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death and the afterlife. 36. What is the definition of suavity? A) Being very charming and likeable. B) Being very honest. C) Being a liar and cheater. D) Being a smooth liar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being very charming and likeable. 37. And still the men talked pleasantly, and smiled. A) Sarcastic. B) Happily. C) Quietly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happily. 38. Washing your hands is a ..... that you need to take to keep from getting sick. A) Crevice. B) Precaution. C) Wary. D) Hideous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precaution. 39. Extremely unpleasant A) Fidgets. B) Ghastly. C) Revolting. D) Confess. E) Mocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolting. 40. Which fiction term means the people, animals, or other that take part in the action of the story? A) Point of view. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters. 41. What is the quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd? A) Sagacity. B) Hearken. C) Vexed. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacity. 42. Anita (a) that she would study for the test so that she would get an A. A) Derision. B) Vexed. C) Audacity. D) Stealthily. E) Cunningly. F) A resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: F) A resolved. 43. What did the suspect do with the remains of the body parts? A) Threw them away. B) Put them in ice. C) Threw them in the lake. D) Hid them under the floorboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hid them under the floorboard. 44. Adj. troubled, distressed, agitated A) Audacity. B) Vexed. C) Bade. D) Reposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vexed. 45. Why would you say that I am mad? A) Crazy. B) Upset. C) Sad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crazy. 46. Irritated or annoyed A) Anxious. B) Vexed. C) Boastful. D) Straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vexed. 47. Which word is a synonym for the word distinct? A) Wisdom. B) Hidden. C) Unique. D) Boldness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unique. 48. What does the narrator say caused the old man's fears to grow? A) The wind in the chimney. B) A mouse crossing the floor. C) A cricket chirping. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 49. How would you define the word 'vexed'? A) To form an idea; think. B) Irritated; annoyed. C) Possessing or characterized by courage; brave. D) Having deep insight or understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irritated; annoyed. 50. Which of the following means troubled, distressed, and caused agitation A) Waned. B) Vexed. C) Sagacity. D) Awe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vexed. 51. Which of the following means hidden under a false appearance A) Waned. B) Concealment. C) Awe. D) Vexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concealment. 52. What does the word FORESIGHT mean? A) To know or predict the future. B) Caring deeply. C) To wonder or think deeply. D) To decrease in value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To know or predict the future. 53. What kind of narrator is in "The Tell Tale heart" ? A) Uncanny narrator. B) Unreliable narrator. C) First person . D) Reliable narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unreliable narrator. 54. Sagacity "He was proud of his powers and of his sagacity." 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: C) (Def.) Intelligence and good judgment. 55. When the author interrupts the present events with a look at the past A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. E) Word Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 56. After the car accident, the 16-year old blathered to his parents about it not being his fault. A) Excuse. B) Articulate. C) Talk long-windedly; babble. D) Drone on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talk long-windedly; babble. 57. Which of the following is the definition of awe A) A mix feelings of reverence, fear, and wonder. B) To feel content and calm. C) To feel irritated. D) A mix of feelings toward someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mix feelings of reverence, fear, and wonder. 58. What is the predominant mood in the opening paragraph of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Calm and peaceful. B) Excitement and joy. C) Sadness and despair. D) Anxiety and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anxiety and tension. 59. Define the word fluently A) To stop. B) In a smooth graceful manner. C) A person who puts on a false appearance. D) Stop oneself from doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a smooth graceful manner. 60. What is the main theme of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Revenge and justice. B) Fear and suspense. C) Love and betrayal. D) Guilt and madness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guilt and madness. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books