This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What image appeared on one of the walls of the house after the fire? A) A feline with a spot. B) A gigantic cat surrounded by a rope. C) The ashes of Pluto. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gigantic cat surrounded by a rope. 2. The main theme of the reading A) Love. B) The oval portrait. C) Death. D) The obsession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The obsession. 3. And all I loved, I loved alone A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Emo lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe. 4. Pale, particularly from illness A) Acute. B) Vex. C) Insoluble. D) Pallid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallid. 5. Annabel Lee:What is the setting of the poem? A) Castle in Ireland. B) Their apartment in Baltimore. C) A tropical island. D) A kingdom by the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A kingdom by the sea. 6. What is the effect of the repetition of the word 'alone' in the poem 'Alone'? A) Highlights the importance of companionship. B) Creates a sense of unity and togetherness. C) Emphasizes the theme of isolation and loneliness. D) Suggests a feeling of contentment and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emphasizes the theme of isolation and loneliness. 7. What does Romance represent? A) A woman. B) All people. C) A bird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bird. 8. What is NOT a tragedy that happened to Poe during his life? A) His father left his family. B) His wife died. C) He drank too much. D) He never became popular. E) His mother died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He never became popular. 9. The title of the text is: A) The oval portrait. B) The Haunted Castle. C) The Dead Model. D) A Day of Delirium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The oval portrait. 10. Who is George's brother? A) Will. B) Bill. C) Billiuj. D) The black. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill. 11. As someone rapping, rapping at my chamber door, " is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Cliche'. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 12. In what form is the story written? A) Play. B) Poem. C) Novel. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prose. 13. What does "balm in Gilead" refer to? A) The raven. B) Lenore. C) Healing and relief. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healing and relief. 14. Unable to be solved A) Dissimilation. B) Insoluble. C) Ungainly. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insoluble. 15. To be disturbed or annoyed A) Derision. B) Suavity. C) Vexed. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vexed. 16. Poetry can be extended, while prose must be broken up to be easy to read. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falso. 17. How did Edgar Allan Poe's wife die? A) Heart attack. B) Pneumonia. C) Tuberculosis. D) Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuberculosis. 18. What do Poe's stories primarily explore? A) The mysteries of love. B) The mysteries of grief. C) The mysteries of guilt. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. His biological parents dedicated themselves to ..... A) To the performance. B) To medicine. C) To trade. D) To business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the performance. 20. Poe's biological parents died when he was 3-years-old. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. What did one of the brothers do, much to the horror of the old man? A) He tried to force the old man's hands off a ring on the boat so he could hang onto it himself. B) He leapt from the boat and immediately perished. C) He stabbed himself to hasten his fate. D) He let down the mast and took away their last hope of escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He tried to force the old man's hands off a ring on the boat so he could hang onto it himself. 22. What is the main message conveyed by 'The Pit and the Pendulum'? A) The protagonist's fight to survive in extreme conditions and his fight against death. B) The protagonist's search for truth and justice. C) The love between the protagonist and his partner. D) The importance of friendship and loyalty in history. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The protagonist's fight to survive in extreme conditions and his fight against death. 23. The Raven:Which of the following is an example of alliteration from The Raven? A) "as I nodded nearly napping". B) "night's Plutonian shore". C) "nevermore". D) "volumes of forgotten lore". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "as I nodded nearly napping". 24. What is the definition of hyperbole? A) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words. B) Over-exaggeration for effect. C) A story that reveals a hidden meaning. D) Lines ending in words that rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over-exaggeration for effect. 25. What is Mr. Valdemar's condition before the experiment begins? A) Healthy and energetic. B) Almost dead. C) Asleep. D) Paranoid and anxious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Almost dead. 26. To make someone feel annoyed; especially in trivial matters A) Sagacity. B) Vehemently. C) Vex. D) Harken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vex. 27. What does the word 'ephemeral' mean? A) A decree that prohibits something. B) Lasting for a very short time. C) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. D) Skillful in statecraft or management. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lasting for a very short time. 28. Who had stolen the letter? A) Dupin and his friend. B) The minister. C) The prefect. D) The cleaning person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The minister. 29. What type of stories did Edgar Allan Poe write? A) Mystery. B) Romantic. C) Science Fiction. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 30. According to the reading of the stories we can say that Jupiter is: A) The largest of the planets. B) A planet that the author mentions remembering Greek mythology. C) An old and faithful cat. D) A small gray cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old and faithful cat. 31. Edgar Allan Poe attended which famous academy? A) East Point. B) South Point. C) North Point. D) West Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Point. 32. Feeling of pensive sadness; especially for no reason A) Harken. B) Sagacity. C) Mute. D) Melancholy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melancholy. 33. All are found in poetry except ..... A) Paragraphs. B) Stanza. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paragraphs. 34. How does the narrator's wife die? A) In a traffic accident. B) She is killed by the narrator. C) Due to illness. D) Commits suicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is killed by the narrator. 35. Why did the man kill his wife? A) Because he defended the cat. B) Because he didn't love her anymore. C) None is correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he defended the cat. 36. Which word means "death or destruction, usually by fire?" A) Immolation. B) Atrocity. C) Infamy. D) Pertinacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immolation. 37. Once the narrator killed the old man, he cremated him. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 38. The hiker had to stop the trek due to a deep ..... on his foot. A) Wound. B) Tart. C) Mourn. D) Grieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wound. 39. True or Fales:Poe's difficult and often depressing life inspired the dark and creepy writing style for which he is now famous. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What was the beetle that Legrand found like? A) It was the size of a walnut and golden in color. B) It was huge, black and very shiny. C) It was a small gold sculpture. D) It really was a rock that looked like a beetle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the size of a walnut and golden in color. 41. "To shut her up in a sepulchre" '(Line 19) "In a sepulchre there by the sea." (Line 40) CLAIM:In the poem "Annabel Lee, " the reader needs to understand that a sepulchre is a synonym for tomb. Which line from the poem best supports the claim statement? A) Line 19 because it uses the phrase "to shut her up". B) Line 19 because it uses "up in". C) Line 40 because it uses "In a sepulchre". D) Line 40 because it uses "by the sea". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Line 19 because it uses the phrase "to shut her up". 42. The research team was sent to ..... the environmental impact of the new construction project. A) Contribute. B) Imaginative. C) Inquire. D) Investigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Investigate. 43. Who is the author of the story? A) Edgar Allan Puig. B) Edgardo Poe. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) None is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edgar Allan Poe. 44. What is the rhyme scheme for the stanza? A) CBACDA. B) BCACCC. C) ABCABD. D) ABCBBB. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ABCBBB. 45. What change does the portrait undergo throughout history? A) It fades and loses all detail. B) It darkens and shows signs of deterioration and neglect. C) He starts bleeding from his eyes. D) It acquires greater realism and attracts the character who discovers it in the castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It acquires greater realism and attracts the character who discovers it in the castle. 46. Imagine Grace, Aria, and Harper are on a thrilling adventure in Spain. They come across the word 'desolado' in a mysterious poem. Can you help them figure out what 'desolado' means in the sixth stanza? A) Refreshing. B) Crowded. C) Lonely. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lonely. 47. What does the narrator do to try to understand the Raven's presence and message? A) Offers it food and shelter. B) Engages in a conversation with it. C) Analyzes its appearance and behavior. D) Ignores it and goes back to sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzes its appearance and behavior. 48. At the end of the story, what happens? A) The police do not come, but the neighbors accuse the husband. B) The police arrive and find traces in the wall leading to the body. C) The police arrive, find nothing and leave. D) The police arrive, the cat meows and the husband goes to jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The police arrive, the cat meows and the husband goes to jail. 49. What happened to many of the student records, including Poe's room assignments? A) They were stolen by a rival student. B) They were lost in a fire. C) They were misplaced during renovations. D) They were destroyed by Poe himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were lost in a fire. 50. The printing unit is subject to: A) Format. B) Complexity of words. C) Time. D) Central theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 51. The crimes of Rue Morgue can be classified as "analytical", "reasoning" or "police" stories. A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 52. What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline when he is putting her in the vault? A) They're twins. B) They were not related at all. C) They were actually cousins. D) That was a stranger and he never actually met her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're twins. 53. The house is described as a gothic building. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 54. How old was Edgar when he published his first book? A) 32. B) 18. C) 27. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 55. What did the jailer leave for the man? A) Clothes. B) A rope. C) Water and food. D) Instructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water and food. 56. What was the cause of death of Edgar Allan Poe's wife? A) Heart disease. B) Tuberculosis. C) Accident. D) Alcoholism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuberculosis. 57. What does the speaker say about his passions? A) He doesn't have any passions. B) They are not from a common spring. C) They are way out of control. D) They like to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are not from a common spring. 58. What is a maiden? A) A young unmarried woman. B) A doctory . C) A farmer. D) A fairy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A young unmarried woman. 59. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'Alone'? A) CDCDCD. B) AABBCC. C) ABCB. D) ABCBDC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ABCB. 60. Edgar Allan Poe's literature belongs to the ..... A) Medieval literature. B) Modernism. C) Realism. D) Gothic literature. 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