This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The mountain from which the old man related his story was on the coastline of which country? A) Germany. B) Canada. C) England. D) Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Norway. 2. What day of the week did Poe die? A) Friday. B) Saturday. C) Sunday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunday. 3. The theme of obsession, which appears in The Gold Bug, is repeated again in ..... A) Smoothness. B) The Masque of the Red Death. C) The Tell-Tale Heart. D) The Fall of the House of Usher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tell-Tale Heart. 4. What is the definition of labeling rhyme scheme? A) A story that reveals a hidden meaning. B) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words. C) A poet's pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem. D) Language and description that appeals to the five senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A poet's pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem. 5. Select the correct term to match the definition below. A mental illness such as severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot manage own affairs or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior A) Insanity. B) Impulsive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insanity. 6. What is the ADJECTIVE (describing word) in this sentence? The silly boy bought balloons for prison. A) Silly. B) Boy. C) Bought. D) Balloons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silly. 7. Disturbing, horrifying because of death or injury A) Melancholy. B) Vehemently. C) Macabre. D) Demented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macabre. 8. What was the main theme of Poe's poem 'The Raven'? A) Grief. B) Nature. C) Hope. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grief. 9. "Truly your forgiveness I IMPLORE" (line 20). A) Conversation. B) Threatening. C) Beg/ask. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beg/ask. 10. The posrtrait disturbed the narrator because ..... A) The expression on the woman's face was so realistic. B) At first, he thought it was an animal. C) The woman's eyes were magical. D) The portrait was horrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The expression on the woman's face was so realistic. 11. What kind of an editor was Poe? A) Harsh and critical. B) Soft and forgiving. C) Mediocre. D) Unsuccessful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harsh and critical. 12. Who is the real Annabel Lee? A) Elmira. B) Helen. C) Virginia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virginia. 13. What does the speaker think of the raven? A) He is fascinated by its beauty and grace. B) He is terrified of its presence and considers it a bad omen. C) He is indifferent towards it and sees it as just another bird. D) He is amused by its antics and finds it entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is terrified of its presence and considers it a bad omen. 14. The book said that ..... A) The woman loved her husband's art. B) The woman was very happy when her husband wanted to paint her. C) The artist was not in love with his young wife. D) The woman was a very kind and patient person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The woman was a very kind and patient person. 15. What was different about this animal? A) There was a white shape on its chest. B) The cat had no eyes. C) The cat had no tail. D) The cat had no ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was a white shape on its chest. 16. In which city was Edgar Allan Poe found in a state of delirium before his death? A) Baltimore. B) Boston. C) Richmond. D) NY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baltimore. 17. Allan Poe's stories and stories are characterized by: A) Mystery and horror themes. B) The most realistic themes. C) Melancholic themes. D) Develop psychological themes. E) Have lazy people as characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery and horror themes. 18. Where did Poe die? A) Baltimore. B) Richmond. C) New England. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baltimore. 19. Which of Poe's family members did NOT die from tuberculosis? A) His mother. B) His wife. C) His brother. D) His father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His father. 20. In paragraph 2, what does the word diversity mean? A) Vagueness. B) Importance. C) Variety. D) Darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variety. 21. "He was still sitting up in the bed listening;-just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall." A) The Raven. B) The Cask of Amontillado. C) Annabel Lee. D) The Tell-Tale Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tell-Tale Heart. 22. What did he write? A) Mystery and romance stories. B) Mystery and fiction stories. C) Mystery and horror stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery and horror stories. 23. In "The Raven, " at what time and when does the poem take place? A) An early April morning. B) Midnight in December. C) Noon in July. D) An afternoon at the end of October. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midnight in December. 24. How does the structure of the poem 'Alone' contribute to its overall impact? A) The structure emphasizes the theme of joy and happiness. B) The structure highlights the importance of community and togetherness. C) The structure creates a sense of isolation and loneliness. D) The structure has no impact on the overall meaning of the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The structure creates a sense of isolation and loneliness. 25. Edgar was ..... at an early age. A) Regarded. B) Impoverished. C) Incurred. D) Orphaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orphaned. 26. Where did Poe go to college? A) The University of Boston. B) The University of Virginia. C) The University of Philadelphia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The University of Virginia. 27. What does the word 'serendipity' mean? A) A break or intermission in the occurrence of something. B) Lacking spontaneity; not natural. C) The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. D) The visual percept of a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. 28. In which of these literary genres did Poe not publish? A) Adventure novel. B) Detective fiction. C) Epic poem (long-form). D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic poem (long-form). 29. What is the relationship between the narrator and Roderick Usher? A) Cousins. B) Friends. C) Strangers. D) Brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friends. 30. How long ago had it been since the man survived the maelstrom? A) 4 years ago. B) 3 years ago. C) 1 year ago. D) 2 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 years ago. 31. What is the verb in the title of the story? A) No hay verbos. B) Negro. C) He. D) Gato. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No hay verbos. 32. Which of the following is NOT a common theme of Poe's literature? A) Hubris. B) Isolation. C) Guilt. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hubris. 33. How many days after the murder did the police appear? A) On the third day. B) On the second day. C) On the fifth day. D) On the fourth day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the fourth day. 34. "Unmerciful disaster" is what type of figurative language? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 35. What type of text is it? A) A fable. B) A legend. C) A story. D) A novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A story. 36. Edgar Allan Poe was in the A) Navy. B) Army. C) Marine Corps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Army. 37. What day was Poe born? A) January 5th. B) January 21st. C) January 19th. D) December 31st. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January 19th. 38. Edgar's parents were A) Actors. B) Doctors. C) In the circus. D) Comedians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actors. 39. Roderick and the narrator are siblings. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 40. Edgar Allan Poe's mother and wife both died young. How old were they when they died? A) His mother was 34, his wife was 24. B) His mother was 24, his wife was 34. C) They were both 24. D) They were both 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were both 24. 41. Name the poet of the poem 'Eldorado'. A) William Wordsworth. B) Edgar Allan Poe. C) Kenn Nesbitt. D) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edgar Allan Poe. 42. What was in the middle of the cell? A) A hidden passage. B) A picture. C) A trapdoor. D) A pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A pit. 43. What does the narrator compare the raven to? A) Lenore. B) Prophet. C) Pallas. D) Shadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prophet. 44. What is a pendulum like? A) . B) . C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 45. The man kills his wife because A) He's jealous. B) Wants to inherit your money. C) Is drunk. D) Intervenes on behalf of the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intervenes on behalf of the cat. 46. Overall, the article is organized around ..... A) A comparison of one writer's tough style to that of other more successful writers. B) The cause of a person's fame and success and the effects it had on his life. C) The problems a person faced and the solutions he created to find success. D) A series of important events that shaped a person's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A series of important events that shaped a person's life. 47. Poe was the foster child of A) Marie and Joseph Clemm. B) Jane and Rob Stannard. C) John and Francis Allan. D) Eliza and John Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Francis Allan. 48. In which of the stories does the protagonist say the following phrase:I confess that I killed him! Raise those planks! There there!? A) The oblong box. B) The crimes of morgue Street. C) The black cat. D) The Tell-Tale Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tell-Tale Heart. 49. What do you want to do with the children? A) Trade them and then make them float. B) Play with them. C) Kill them. D) Suck their blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade them and then make them float. 50. How old was Edward Allan Poe when his mother died? A) 5. B) 9. C) 16. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 51. What does the narrator ultimately ask the Raven to do? A) Leave and never return. B) Stay and be a friend. C) Explain its presence. D) Reveal its true identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave and never return. 52. Lay still like the dead/ From the razor to the rosary/ We could lose ourselves and paint these walls in pitchfork red A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Emo lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emo lyrics. 53. What is the VERB (action word) in this sentence? Noah swam fast in the Bass Pro Shop. A) Fast. B) Swam. C) Bass Pro Shop. D) Noah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 54. What does someone put on Poe's grave once a year? A) A raven. B) A rose and a glass of brandy. C) A Baltimore Ravens' football jersey. D) A skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rose and a glass of brandy. 55. In the poem, the word sepulcher can best be defined as: A) A morgue. B) A castle. C) A moat. D) A tomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tomb. 56. What is Halloween best known for? A) Christmas caroling. B) Thanksgiving dinner. C) Easter egg hunt. D) Trick-or-treating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trick-or-treating. 57. From the fourth stanza, it is correct to note that the lyrical speaker when he opened the door: A) He found nothing but darkness. B) He found nothing but the wind penetrating the mystery. C) He found Leonora's spirit in the crow. D) He met a majestic crow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He found nothing but darkness. 58. Ligeia ..... What were the symptoms of the narrator's new wife's illness? A) Fever and horrible nightmares. B) Very strong pain that paralyzed her. C) Weakness and agony. D) Constant vomiting and nausea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fever and horrible nightmares. 59. In what time do the events take place? A) Gift. B) Future. C) Past. D) Present and past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past. 60. Why did he kill his wife? A) Accidentally. B) Why did he cheat on him?. C) In a fit of anger. D) Why did he go crazy?. 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