This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe > Edgar Allan Poe – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Edgar Allan Poe Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one of Poe's best works? A) The Invisible Man. B) The Tell Tale Heart. C) The Necklace. D) The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tell Tale Heart. 2. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? A) FATHER. B) AABBCC. C) ABBCBB. D) AABCCB. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AABCCB. 3. The act of hiding one's thoughts or feelings A) Ungainly. B) Dilapidation. C) Cunning. D) Dissimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissimilation. 4. " ..... at its end was a half-circle of steel-like a giant ..... blade ..... " A) Razor. B) Pendulum. C) Pit. D) Harsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Razor. 5. What is the meaning of the word 'belligerent'? A) A decree that prohibits something. B) Hostile and aggressive. C) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. D) Any epidemic disease with a high death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hostile and aggressive. 6. What response does the raven initially cause the narrator to have? (stanza 8) A) He smiles. B) He shouts. C) He groans. D) He recoils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He shouts. 7. Deep in earth my love is lying / And I must weep alone A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Emo lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe. 8. Words that sound alike at the end. A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Rhyme. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme. 9. In which narrative is there a TYPE of narrator different from the other three? A) The Gold Bug. B) The Masque of the Red Death. C) The Fall of the House of Usher. D) The stolen letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Masque of the Red Death. 10. The story presents an anonymous narrator obsessed with the diseased eye he calls the "vulture eye" of an old man with whom he lives and finally decides to kill him. According to the previous paragraph, it is indicated that the narrator's obsession is: A) Living with the elderly. B) The house and that's why he decides to kill him. C) The old man's vulture eye. D) The death of the old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The old man's vulture eye. 11. How did he kill Pluto? A) Poisoned. B) Hanging from a tree. C) With an ax. D) By removing one of his eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging from a tree. 12. Detective genre story by Edgar Allan Poe A) The well and the pendulum. B) The Fall of the House of Usher. C) The stolen letter. D) The Tell-Tale Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stolen letter. 13. Where was the wound that the cat caused to its owner? A) In the eye. B) In the neck. C) On his legs, because it made him stumble. D) In the hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the hand. 14. The bigger an object was, the better chance it had of surviving the maelstrom. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Poe received money and fame from his writing while he was alive A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. What is the tone of the poem 'Alone' and how does it contribute to the overall meaning? A) Angry and aggressive. B) Joyful and carefree. C) Hopeful and optimistic. D) Melancholic and reflective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melancholic and reflective. 17. What work most demonstrates Edgar A.'s mentality? A) The Raven. B) The black cat. C) The fall of the house of usher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The black cat. 18. As the artist was finishing the painting ..... A) He did not notice that his wife was sick. B) He never looked at his wife. C) He did not notice that his wife was death. D) He was not satisfied with the colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He did not notice that his wife was death. 19. What is the protagonist's most acute sense? A) Taste. B) Hatred. C) The vision. D) The touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hatred. 20. When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door, " who did he think was outside? A) Some late night visitor. B) Pluto. C) His neighbor. D) The raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some late night visitor. 21. Imagine Scarlett, Benjamin, and Samuel are on a thrilling adventure, and they stumble upon an ancient manuscript. In the first stanza, they encounter the word 'lore'. What could 'lore' mean in this context? A) Legends. B) News articles. C) Songs. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legends. 22. Edgar Allen Poe was born in what year? A) 1909. B) 1991. C) 1809. D) 1932. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1809. 23. Who was the second William Wilson? A) Your moral conscience. B) Your inner evil. C) His twin brother. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your moral conscience. 24. Which sentence from the text BEST summarizes a main idea of the article? A) At first, he seemed to want to be both a writer and a soldier. B) Then, Poe decided that he would just be a writer, and moved around looking for jobs. C) In the late 1830s, Poe published some of his most famous stories. D) Despite his difficult life, Poe became one of America's most famous writers, after his death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite his difficult life, Poe became one of America's most famous writers, after his death. 25. What movement does Edgar Allan Poe belong to? A) Romance. B) Realism. C) Neoclassic. D) Modernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romance. 26. Who did Poe marry? A) His sister. B) His mother. C) His cousin. D) He never married. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His cousin. 27. Eating a healthy diet can ..... to better overall health. A) Contribute. B) Refuge. C) Haven. D) Inquire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contribute. 28. Prince Prospero's castle A) Theme. B) Rising action. C) Conflict. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 29. DOES THE MASK OF THE RED DEATH RESEMBLE ..... ? A) THE HAPPINESS. B) THE SADNESS. C) HUMAN PESTS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HUMAN PESTS. 30. Who was Edgar Allan Poe married to? A) Elizabeth Poe. B) Francis Allan. C) Annabel Lee. D) Virginia Clemm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virginia Clemm. 31. The crimes of the street morgue ..... Who are the protagonists? A) Dupin and Le Bon. B) Dupin and Spain. C) We only know the name Dupin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We only know the name Dupin. 32. What does the word 'philanthropic' mean? A) A decree that prohibits something. B) Skillful in statecraft or management. C) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. D) Seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes. 33. " ..... when I looked up again, the ..... was swinging wider and it had come closer to me! ..... " A) Razor. B) Pit. C) Pendulum. D) Scythe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pendulum. 34. According to "The Philosophy of Composition, " why did Poe choose "nevermore" as the refrain in "The Raven" ? A) Because a one-word refrain is less difficult than a long refrain. B) Because when read aloud, it makes a jarring sound. C) Because it rhymes with his wife's name. D) Because it's one of the few words a raven can say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because a one-word refrain is less difficult than a long refrain. 35. What animals entered the cell? A) Dogs. B) Hamsters. C) Cats. D) Rats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rats. 36. Gloat means to ask for or request earnestly A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 37. How does Dupin draw the card? A) Taking it out and replacing it. B) He kills the minister and steals her. C) I didn't steal it, he always had it. D) He went, grabbed her and left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking it out and replacing it. 38. Which word means "to rest?" A) Repose. B) Hide. C) Paltry. D) Felicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repose. 39. What is the second most popular holiday in the United States? A) Christmas. B) Halloween. C) Thanksgiving. D) Easter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Halloween. 40. The series of events or narrative sequence structured by cause and effect in any story; also known as the "action" . A) Plot. B) Point of View. C) Setting. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 41. Who was deathly ill and thought to have died? A) The king. B) Roderick Usher. C) Madeline Usher. D) The Doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madeline Usher. 42. How does the story end for the narrator? A) Escape from justice and live a peaceful life. B) The police stop him. C) Marries again and finds happiness. D) Mysteriously disappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police stop him. 43. What distinctive feature did the second cat that appeared in the narrator's life have? A) He was completely black and had one white eye. B) He had a white moon-shaped mark on his chest. C) He had white fur and red eyes. D) He was completely white and had one black eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had a white moon-shaped mark on his chest. 44. What is the meaning of the word 'altruistic'? 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) Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. 45. What is the meaning of the word 'tenacious'? A) Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. B) The visual percept of a region. C) The quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength. D) A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. 46. The doctor examined the patient's ..... to make sure there was no internal bleeding. A) Authority. B) Influence. C) Tart. D) Bruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bruise. 47. In stanza 2, what month does the narrator recall the events of this poem took place? A) January. B) December. C) February. D) October. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) December. 48. How did the narrator feel about the new cat? A) He loved the cat. B) He was indifferent. C) He was afraid. D) He disliked the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He disliked the cat. 49. In "The Pit and the Pendulum", what did the narrator do with the stone? A) He used to dig a tunnel. B) He dropped it down a hole. C) He threw it at the judges. D) He smashed his own fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He dropped it down a hole. 50. The gold beetle:what color was the beetle? A) Rosado. B) Rojo. C) Dorado. D) Negro. E) Cafe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dorado. 51. True or False? Poe went to live with John Allan, a successful businessman, in Richmond, Virginia after his mother died A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. The atmosphere of feeling created by a writer for a reader. A) Setting. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 53. When is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday? A) January 19, 1809. B) October 9, 1888. C) October 19, 1908. D) June 3, 1909. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) January 19, 1809. 54. The protagonist had married very young A) Falso. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 55. What action does the narrator take in stanza 4? A) He opens the door. B) He opens the window. C) He prays. D) He cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He opens the door. 56. The protagonist murders his wife with ..... The terrible event occurred in ..... A) An ax / a cave. B) An ax / the basement. C) A sickle / the attic. D) A knife/ the basement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ax / the basement. 57. Indicate which was the last poem published by Allan Poe before his death: A) Al Aaraaf. B) Annabel Lee. C) The Raven. D) And Helena. E) Berenice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annabel Lee. 58. Who do you think the skeletons found next to the treasure could belong to? A) To the former owners of the treasure. B) To Legrand's ancestors. C) To the pirate Kidd himself and his beloved. D) To two assistants of the pirate Kidd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To two assistants of the pirate Kidd. 59. Which of these is seen as Poe's most famous work? A) The Ring. B) The Notebook. C) The Waterboy. D) The Raven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Raven. 60. The narrator of the text reacts to the painting, except: A) Shyly. B) Wildly. C) Intrigued. D) Insanely. 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