This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did Edgar Allan Poe die? A) January 19, 1845. B) October 9, 1959. C) October 7, 1849. D) November 11, 1899. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) October 7, 1849. 2. What was the name of Poe's first wife? A) Marie. B) Virginia. C) Elizabeth. D) Morella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virginia. 3. "Voices speak through my walls" A) ED SHEERAN. B) EDGAR ALLAN POE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ED SHEERAN. 4. What term matches the definition? An act done consciously or intentionally; on purpose A) Impulsive. B) Deliberate. C) Prosecutor. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deliberate. 5. What substance was found in elevated levels in Edgar Allan Poe's hair? A) Arsenic. B) Lead. C) Copper. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 6. How does the story of "The Fall of the House of Usher" end? A) With a wedding ceremony. B) With the narrator escaping from the house. C) With the house sinking into the lake. D) With Roderick Usher's triumphant recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With the house sinking into the lake. 7. Poe's foster father took him out of college because A) Poe had run up a large gambling debt. B) His grades were poor. C) Poe had secretly married. D) His foster father was bankrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poe had run up a large gambling debt. 8. Where is the narrator when the story "The Pit and the Pendulum" begins? A) In a cell. B) In a courtroom. C) In a palace. D) In a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a cell. 9. What technique does Poe use in his stories? A) Violent confrontations. B) Misinterpretation of events. C) Supernatural elements. D) Unreliable narrators. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unreliable narrators. 10. What did Edgar Allan Poe turn to for immediate income? A) Painting. B) Teaching. C) Gambling. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gambling. 11. Which is NOT an element of Gothic Literature? A) Supernatural beings or monsters (ghosts, vampires, zombies, giants). B) Dark setting, such as a decaying castle or old mansion. C) Narratred by an angry rebellious teenager who wear black clothing. D) Madness and/or romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narratred by an angry rebellious teenager who wear black clothing. 12. What time did the narrator go to the old man's room? A) At midnight. B) At sunset. C) At dawn. D) At noon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At midnight. 13. Although our camp counselor is soft and fun loving, they can get mean and ..... if provoked. A) Stern. B) Ghastly. C) Bleak. D) Quaint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stern. 14. What happens at the beginning of premature burial? A) The protagonist is buried alive. B) The protagonist dies. C) The protagonist is alive and safe. D) The protagonist is in a hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The protagonist is buried alive. 15. Where did you find the second cat? A) At the neighbor's house. B) On the street. C) In a tavern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a tavern. 16. Poe died surrounded by those he knew and loved. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. What happened after the man hanged the cat? A) The man was happy. B) The house burned down and they lost all their belongings. C) Everything remained normal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The house burned down and they lost all their belongings. 18. The narrators of the story in order of appearance are, respectively A) Protagonist and witness. B) Omniscient and witness. C) Protagonist and omniscient. D) Protagonist and relative knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist and omniscient. 19. What is the author's purpose for writing this poem? A) To show the foolishness of young love. B) To teach the importance of letting someone go. C) To convey his sadness at the loss of his young love. D) To encourage others to pursue a loving relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convey his sadness at the loss of his young love. 20. What does the speaker do to try to understand the raven's message? A) Engages in deep contemplation and analysis. B) Seeks advice from other people. C) Performs a ritual to communicate with spirits. D) Ignores the raven and tries to forget about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engages in deep contemplation and analysis. 21. Poe experienced the death of specific loved ones throughout much of his life. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 22. How does the raven get to the perch? A) The raven appears in a dream. B) The speaker looks for the raven. C) The raven is brought by Lenore. D) The raven flies in a window. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The raven flies in a window. 23. Choose Poe's most famous poem. A) The black Cat. B) Lenora. C) The crow. D) Annabel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The crow. 24. In the poem, the speaker reflects on "things around him with a ray turned back upon the past." What does this suggest about the speaker's perspective? A) The speaker is nostalgic and looking back on past experiences. B) The speaker is focused on the present. C) The speaker is lost in daydreams. D) The speaker is immersed in future hopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker is nostalgic and looking back on past experiences. 25. How old was Virginia when she and Poe got married? A) 16. B) 17. C) 13. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 26. Select the correct term that matches the definition below. acting or done without forethought A) Insanity. B) Premeditated. C) Impulsive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulsive. 27. Lacking grace in movement or posture A) Implore. B) Radiant. C) Enchanted. D) Ungainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ungainly. 28. What is the definition of macabre? A) Having a dark appearance. B) Having death as a subject, gruesome, produces horror. C) A bright colored tropical parrot sometimes domesticated as a pet. D) Unreliable, untrustworthy, often lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having death as a subject, gruesome, produces horror. 29. What does the word 'Lenore' represent in the poem? A) The speaker's lost love and source of sorrow. B) The name of the raven and its mysterious origin. C) A symbol of hope and redemption for the speaker. D) The title of a book the speaker is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker's lost love and source of sorrow. 30. "But the fact is I was napping" A) ED SHEERAN. B) EDGAR ALLAN POE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EDGAR ALLAN POE. 31. What caused the narrator to get up and open the door then the window? A) He heard a tapping. B) He wanted to go outside. C) He had a visitor. D) The window was open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He heard a tapping. 32. What is the literary element "mood?" A) Overall feeling or mood the text creates. B) Putting words in your own words. C) Modifying words or phrases. D) Aggressive manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overall feeling or mood the text creates. 33. What does the narrator discover hanging from the ceiling? A) A pit. B) A trapdoor. C) A pendulum. D) A rope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A pendulum. 34. In "The Raven" the speaker is trying to forget the loss of A) His child. B) His life. C) The raven. D) His love, Lenore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His love, Lenore. 35. What kind of word is "he" ? A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Personal pronoun. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal pronoun. 36. True or False We know how Poe died? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Which story is authored by Edgar Allan Poe? A) The Lion King. B) The witches of literature. C) Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan. D) The black cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The black cat. 38. What shape did the well have? A) Luck. B) Square. C) Circle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luck. 39. What is the significance of the reference to "Truth's day-star" in the poem? A) It symbolizes the beginning of a new day. B) It represents the end of dreams. C) It conveys the idea of seeking truth and enlightenment. D) It signifies the approach of night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It conveys the idea of seeking truth and enlightenment. 40. Discuss the significance of the themes in the poem 'Alone' and their relevance to the reader. A) Exploration of isolation, loneliness, and the human experience. B) Celebration of togetherness, joy, and the animal experience. C) Focus on nature, beauty, and the environment. D) Exploration of technology, progress, and the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploration of isolation, loneliness, and the human experience. 41. What did Edgar Allan Poe die of and when was it? A) Suicide-1849. B) The cause is unknown-1849. C) Drug Overdose-1849. D) Alcoholism-1848. E) Murder-1848. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cause is unknown-1849. 42. Edgar Allan Poe attended ..... A) Yale. B) Boston. C) Our Lady. D) Virginia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virginia. 43. According to the second stanza of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem, why did the lyric speaker feel pain? A) For the death of Leonora. B) For the unavoidable destiny that awaits him with the crow. C) For the loneliness he suffers after the death of his wife. D) For his heart that lives in silence and penetrates the mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For the death of Leonora. 44. The new cat was exactly like Pluto A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 45. What is the significance of the Raven's choice of words? A) It reveals the Raven's identity. B) It suggests the Raven's desire for forgiveness. C) It is a name of a lost loved one. D) It symbolizes the narrator's despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It symbolizes the narrator's despair. 46. "And this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me." A) The Cask of Amontillado. B) Annabel Lee. C) The Tell-Tale Heart. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annabel Lee. 47. Due to its characteristics, the text corresponds to the genre called: A) Tragedy, because its protagonist must face adversity. B) Legend, because it is an epic story with a hero who stars in it. C) I tell a story, because it is a short story. D) Fable, because it is a short story with a moralizing purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I tell a story, because it is a short story. 48. Why does the word "Pluto" have an accent? A) Because it is the name of a planet. B) Because it ends in "on". C) Because it is serious ending in "n". D) Because it is acute ending in "n". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is acute ending in "n". 49. What is the narrator's name? A) We do not know. B) Jules. C) David. D) William. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We do not know. 50. The well and the pendulum:how did they describe the prison? A) A nice place. B) A comfortable place. C) A place that gives happiness. D) A place where it feels like there are ghosts and demons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place where it feels like there are ghosts and demons. 51. "Yet if hope has flown away / In a night, or in a day" A) ED SHEERAN. B) EDGAR ALLAN POE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EDGAR ALLAN POE. 52. Where did he work? A) In magazines and newspapers. B) Film studios. C) Schools and universities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In magazines and newspapers. 53. What appeared on the only wall that was not burned in the fire? A) The silhouette of a cat. B) A rose. C) A candle. D) A raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The silhouette of a cat. 54. No amount of money or power can help you escape from death. A) Theme. B) Foreshadowing. C) Conflict. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 55. How does the story end for Mr. Valdemar? A) He remains in a state of suspended animation indefinitely. B) He returns to a normal life. C) He becomes a famous medical case. D) He dies shortly after speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He dies shortly after speaking. 56. The author organizes this selection by ..... A) Listing Poe's accomplishments as a writer. B) Explaining how Poe became a famous writer even facing hardships. C) Comparing Poe's being orphaned to how he died mysteriously. D) Describing how Poe's gambling debt affected his adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explaining how Poe became a famous writer even facing hardships. 57. What was the name of another poem that Poe wrote about Virginia's death? A) Anabel Lee. B) MS Found in a Bottle. C) The Fall of the House of Usher. D) The Pit and the Pendulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anabel Lee. 58. What does the word 'magnanimous' mean? A) A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. B) The visual percept of a region. C) The quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength. D) Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person. 59. Everybody who was in the castle dies. The surviving citizens outside resume their normal lives. A) Characterization. B) Climax. C) Foreshadowing. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 60. What is the meaning of the word 'intrepid'? A) A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. B) Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect). C) The visual percept of a region. D) The quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength. 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