Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by representing society in his works through symbolism in his characters and in the settings in which his stories take place. In the story "The Black Cat" we can see the following symbols:
2. Which of the decorations in the house does the narrator find most interesting?
3. What elements did Poe say every short story should have?
4. What was the first work published by Edgar Allan Poe and what year was it?
5. "I must not only punish, but punish with impunity." What does impunity mean?
6. COMPLETELY OR ENTIRELY
7. What is the synonym of "intoxicated" ?
8. Annabel Lee:What is the poem's topic?
9. What did Edgar Allan POE do for a living?
10. The Cask of Amontillado:Where does The Cask of Amontillado take place?
11. What were Poe's last words?
12. Awkward and clumsy
13. What question is most important to the speaker?
14. Edgar Allan Poe had a good relationship with his foster father.
15. Who detected George's death?
16. What is the definition of internal rhyme?
17. As quick as a .....
18. What happened to Poe's mother, adopted mother, and wife?
19. What happens to Madeline Usher?
20. What was the title of Edgar Allan Poe's first book?
21. When the narrator hits the wall, what happens?
22. Not intimidated or discouraged by difficult circumstances
23. What is the physical environment of the work?
24. Choose the answer. Read the passage:While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, Identify the effect of the alliteration in this passage.
25. What is the definition of imagery?
26. What is the meaning of the word 'obstinate'?
27. What is his most famous book?
28. What colour was the cat?
29. What is the definition of the word TUMULTUOUS?
30. Popular belief considers all black cats to be:
31. How does the narrator find out about the story of the painter and the portrait?
32. What was in the boat that Jupiter was carrying?
33. Which word means "very smart, having good judgement?
34. Which phrase best sums up Poe's guiding principle for writing fiction?
35. What illness did Edgar Allan Poe's wife Virginia die from?
36. In what way did the speaker love?
37. What is the primary cause of Roderick Usher's anxiety?
38. Which word means "freedom from punishment or consequences?"
39. What is the modern tradition of trick-or-treating based on?
40. The lover, who has often identified himself as a student, mourns the loss of his beloved, Leonora. In history we can conclude that:
41. In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven, " how does the speaker describe the bird by the end of the poem?
42. How does the Raven respond to the narrator's questions about the possibility of seeing Lenore in the afterlife?
43. What was "drawn" in the speaker's childhood?
44. At first encounter, the speaker's reaction to the Raven is-
45. Which of the following is not the theme of the poem?
46. How did the narrator feel about this animal?
47. This is the way he disposed of the body:
48. The following sentence contains what type of figurative language? He was as hungry as a lion.
49. What is Poe's most famous piece?
50. When the author wrote the story he was probably feeling
51. What is he famous for?
52. To make someone feel annoyed or frustrated
53. Why Edgar Allan Poe associated so strongly with the city of Baltimore, Maryland?
54. "Sending letters we shall converse"
55. What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the author pines for?
56. What did the narrator like most when he was a child?
57. The painter is characterized by being a person.
58. What type of narrator does Edgar Allan Poe use in "The Black Cat" ?
59. An analogous apothegm to what happens in paragraph 6 is:
60. Who is jealous of his love with Annabel Lee?