This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did people call him? A) The raven. B) The father of the beautiful stories. C) The father of the detective stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father of the detective stories. 2. "I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, " A) The Tell-Tale Heart. B) Annabel Lee. C) The Raven. D) The Cask of Amontillado. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annabel Lee. 3. How old was Edgar when his mother died? A) 4. B) 2. C) 5. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 4. Who did the narrator hope was at the door? A) An echo. B) The raven. C) A seraphim. D) Lenore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lenore. 5. The three characters begin to dig a new hole, but Legrand's dog beats them to it. What did he find? A) The entrance to an underground tunnel. B) A buried treasure. C) The bones of two human skeletons. D) The corpse of a person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bones of two human skeletons. 6. What genre does "The Oval Portrait" belong to? A) Dramatic. B) Didactic. C) Lyrical. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narrative. 7. At what age did Edgar Allan Poe pass away? A) 35. B) 40. C) 45. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40. 8. The Murders in the Rue Morgue is one of the most characteristic stories of Edgar Allan Poe, in this we can see his skill in the field of the detective story, considered at that time as an art. Indicate what type of narrator the story presents: A) Witness narrator. B) Equiscient narrator. C) Third person narrator. D) Omniscient narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Witness narrator. 9. Word choice in Edgar Allan Poe's poems affects the tone of his poems? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is one of your worst works A) Smoothness. B) There is no Edgar Allan Poe. C) The Raven. D) The Gold Bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smoothness. 11. He called the customer service line to ..... about the status of his order. A) Mourn. B) Inquire. C) Frenzy. D) Investigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inquire. 12. He is regal, selfish and arrogant A) Resolution. B) Characterization. C) Theme. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterization. 13. What is Gothic Literature? A) Nature and Seasons. B) Dark and Humorous. C) Tragic and Dramatic. D) Horror and Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horror and Romance. 14. Two of the most representative books published by Edgar Allan Poe were written in 1840 and 1845, which were: A) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the Count of Montesquieu. B) Journey to the center of the earth, blue. C) Tales of the grotesque and the arabesque, the crow. D) Tales from beyond the grave, the haunted mansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tales of the grotesque and the arabesque, the crow. 15. In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven, " what happens at the end of the poem that puts the speaker over the edge? A) The speaker realizes the bird's message will always haunt him. B) The bird suddenly flies away into the dark night. C) The speaker sees Lenore's ghost outside his door. D) The bird tells the speaker his strange name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker realizes the bird's message will always haunt him. 16. Why did you decide to kill the cat? A) Just because. B) Because he felt sorry for her. C) Because by doing so he committed sin. D) Accidentally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because by doing so he committed sin. 17. Did you have a legal adoption process? A) No, it was not legalized. B) Yes, it is legalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it was not legalized. 18. What does the narrator describe when looking at the oval portrait? A) A bucolic landscape. B) A beautiful woman. C) A gloomy scene. D) A mysterious knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beautiful woman. 19. What is the main message conveyed by the story "The Oval Portrait" ? A) The transience of beauty and the inevitable march of time. B) The obsession and madness that can arise from the external world. C) The power of imagination to create alternative realities. D) The need to face our internal fears and nightmares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The transience of beauty and the inevitable march of time. 20. Summer smiled on the earth today. A) Metaphor. B) Assonance. C) Personification. D) Namesakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 21. When the narrator said "Toby was in high spirits", he would have meant the same thing if he had said that Toby was A) Feeling bad. B) Enjoying himself. C) Seeing ghosts. D) Drinking a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoying himself. 22. In which of these literary genres did Poe invent? A) Epic Poem. B) Detective Story. C) Novel. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detective Story. 23. " ..... much of his ..... could be traced to the terrible illness of his beloved sister ..... " A) Sorrow. B) Gloomy. C) Morbid. D) Dreary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sorrow. 24. Each of the following is a theory of Poe's death except A) Alcoholism. B) Cancer. C) Rabies. D) Heart problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer. 25. Name the main character of "The Murders in Rue Morgue" A) Does not have a main character. B) Charles Dupin. C) C. Auguste Dupin. D) Madame and mademoiselle L'Espanaye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Auguste Dupin. 26. The state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair A) Dissimilation. B) Pallid. C) Vex. D) Dilapidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dilapidation. 27. At what age did Edgar start writing poetry? A) Around 12. B) Around 18. C) Around 7. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around 12. 28. Who did Poe live with when he was young? A) Henry and Rosline. B) David and Elizabeth Poe. C) His grandparents. D) Mr. and Mrs. John Allen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. and Mrs. John Allen. 29. Which genre is Edgar Allen Poe credited with creating? A) Fantasy. B) Poetry. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystery. 30. How did Poe influence short stories? A) He made horror stories popular. B) He was the best story writer. C) His stories scared people away from reading. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He made horror stories popular. 31. It, in paragraph 1, refers to: A) The paintings. B) The contemplation. C) Paintings and reading. D) The reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The paintings. 32. Did much of the inspiration for Poe's stories come from the tragedy in his own life? A) TRUE. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 33. What is Edgar Allan Poe often referred to as? A) The Father of American Literature. B) The Father of Modern Poetry. C) The Father of Mystery and Detective Stories. D) The Father of Horror Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Father of Mystery and Detective Stories. 34. I stand amid the roar of a surf-tormented shore A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Emo lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe. 35. Darkness, loneliness, cold and hunger are reflected in the story A) The Masque of the Red Death. B) The black cat. C) The Fall of the House of Usher. D) The well and the pendulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The well and the pendulum. 36. In what year did Edgar Allan Poe write The Purloined Letter? A) 1842. B) 1833. C) 1844. D) 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1844. 37. The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn A) Cinquain. B) Free verse. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 38. What did he see on one of the walls? A) He saw his cat hung by the neck. B) He saw his wife. C) He saw his wife hung by the neck. D) He saw his cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He saw his cat hung by the neck. 39. On that stormy night, who asked Dupin for help finding the letter? A) The royal lady. B) Your friend from Dupin. C) The renowned minister. D) The Prefect of Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Prefect of Police. 40. Which type of story did Edgar Allen Poe typically write? A) Sci-fi. B) Essay. C) Horror. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror. 41. What did the Noah Ray do in his story? A) Ride his bike. B) Throw an apple at his wife. C) Go swimming. D) Hung his cat with a rope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go swimming. 42. What happens in the end with the main character? A) He dies. B) Falls into the well. C) Marries. D) Escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Escape. 43. He called the second cat A) Pluto second. B) Beast. C) No name mentioned. D) Negro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No name mentioned. 44. Both Poe's mother and his wife died at what age? A) 38. B) 47. C) 30. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 45. Why did the protagonist of The Black Cat mistreat his pets and his wife? A) Due to alcoholism. B) Due to a defect of his wife. C) Out of frustration of being unemployed. D) Out of resentment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to alcoholism. 46. How does he kill his wife? A) With a gun. B) He hung it. C) He poisons him. D) With an ax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With an ax. 47. The protagonist of the story can be described as a man:I. vengeful II. careful III. evil IV. prudent A) Only the. B) Solo III. C) I and II. D) And in IV. E) II, III and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And in IV. 48. What type of force most accurately describes the behavior of objects caught in the maelstrom? A) Centrifugal force. B) Gravity. C) Water erosion. D) Magnetic force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrifugal force. 49. "A love that the winged seraphs of heaven coveted her and me"Which answer best paraphrases this line in the poem "Annabel Lee?" A) A group of winged seraphs are known as covets. B) The angels were jealous of the love between Annabel Lee and the speaker. C) He and Annabel Lee soon would join the seraphs in heaven, earning their wings. D) Love is all the speaker and Annabel Lee need to make the angels happy for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The angels were jealous of the love between Annabel Lee and the speaker. 50. Proceed and decide are synonyms of the word hesitate A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. What caused the narrator to go crazy with his wife? A) She couldn't have children. B) She killed the cat. C) She cheated on her husband. D) She tried to save the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She tried to save the cat. 52. What color is the cat's spot? A) Noir. B) Blanc. C) Gris. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanc. 53. How old was his new bride? A) 15. B) 21. C) 13. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 54. Door, lore, more, Lenore A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 55. Experts believe that Poe A) Wrote his stories at night. B) Had bipolar disorder. C) Was a gifted painter. D) Copied stories from others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had bipolar disorder. 56. What did Poe's adoptive father want Edgar to grow up to be? A) A businessman. B) A writer. C) An actor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A businessman. 57. What is the 'unity of effect' in Poe's stories? A) Use of violence and horror to explore emotions. B) Ability to frighten readers with supernatural elements. C) Intense and singular experience created by the story. D) Exploration of paradoxes and mysteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intense and singular experience created by the story. 58. Annabel Lee:Why does Edgar Allan Poe use the name Annabel Lee instead of Virginia Clemm? A) He doesn't remember her name. B) He tries to reimagine her death in a romantic way. C) He was actually in love with Annabel, not Virginia. D) Annabel was Virginia's middle name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tries to reimagine her death in a romantic way. 59. Who is the author of the poem 'The Raven'? A) William Shakespeare. B) Emily Dickinson. C) Robert Frost. D) Edgar Allan Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edgar Allan Poe. 60. He saves the protagonist ..... A) One installment. B) General Lasalle. C) The inquisition of Toledo. D) N.A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General Lasalle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesEdgar Allan Poe Quiz 1Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 2Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 3Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 4Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 5Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 6Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 7Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books