Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is extraordinary about Poe's work to John Astin?
2. What did the Dale Johnson do in his story?
3. In the following expression we find a simile:
4. 1-Edgar Poe was born
5. As for the END of the story, what other narrative does The Purloined Letter resemble?
6. The deaf lantern in the text is
7. At the end of the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", the protagonist .....
8. What was Poe's most famous poem?
9. " ..... years I left behind me in an hour"
10. When the narrator loses Ligeia, he sinks into the abyss of loneliness and the vice of consumption.
11. What does the phrase "loves to nod and sing" represent?
12. What is the name of the cat in the story Black Cat?
13. The poem opens with the line "In visions of the dark night." What is the significance of this opening line?
14. And all of the corpses / Walk step by Step /To the rhythm of their once beating heart
15. Define sepulchre
16. The narrator kills the old man by giving him poison
17. Freedom from punishment
18. What is the meaning of the word 'ebullient'?
19. Why do you think Poe chose "The Black Cat" as the title of this story?
20. Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
21. How did the narrator feel about PLUTO, who initially refrained from mistreating him?
22. In "The Raven, " where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?
23. Which of the following stories DOES NOT HAVE an ab ovo temporal structure?
24. All of these are Gothic traits in this story EXCEPT
25. What literary genre does the work 'The Well and the Pendulum' fall into?
26. When he died, was was marked on his stone?
27. What technique did Poe use to engage readers in his stories?
28. " ..... stronger than anyone I know / She shares my dreams"
29. Which genre did Poe invent?
30. The following sentence contains what type of figurative language? All the world's a stage.
31. "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting/ On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" (103-4)The author includes these lines mainly to help the reader understand that-
32. What caused the narrator to change?
33. "While I nodded, nearly napping ..... " is an example of which sound device
34. What did the young man do with the old man's body?
35. Your alcohol addiction has worsened
36. " ..... an arm caught mine as I began to fall, fainting, into the ..... "
37. From what place is the story The Black Cat told?
38. Poe was born in.
39. What is the detail that leads to the discovery of the body of the narrator's wife?
40. What does the word 'malevolent' mean?
41. What is the psychological atmosphere of the work?
42. The raven sitting on the bust of Pallas is .....
43. The author would most agree with which of the following?
44. Why does the protagonist betray himself?
45. The raven sat on a bust of Pallas. What does this symbolize?
46. What pet did the narrator bring home?
47. The Raven tells the narrator his name is Nevermore. This is an example of-
48. Who tormented the protagonist?
49. Roderick's mental state throughout the story can best be described as .....
50. What does the symbol of 'darkness' represent in the poem 'Alone'?
51. What did Edgar Allan Poe do to pay off his debts?
52. Pluto lost his eye when his owner hurt him with:
53. What does the word 'prudent' mean?
54. Identify the NOUNS in this sentence: "When did Michael Jordan join the Chicago Bulls?"
55. What is the poem 'The Raven' famous for?
56. Kicked out or removed
57. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
58. The 7th room has blood-red windows
59. What made the man hate the second cat?
60. To do something forcefully or passionately