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1
What is one reason Auguste Dupin wants to investigate the murders?
He is trying to help Adolphe Le Bon.
To prove his analytical techniques work.
He is trying to clear his name.
He is bored with his life and wife.
2
Being beyond ordinary or common experience; supernatural
Prodigious
Transcendentals
Purported
Doffed
3
Who is the narrator of “System of Dr. Tar and Professor Fether"
Asylum nurse, who does not like the patients
A young doctor who is curious, unsuspecting, and foolish.
A patient who is deranged, strange, and unstable.
Asylum director who is cryptic, peculiar, devious, and insane.
4
What narrative technique does Poe use to show the narrator’s obsession with the old man?
Third-person omniscient perspective
Flashback storytelling
Unreliable narration
Stream of consciousness
5
What is the primary irony in The Oval Portrait?
The wife dies as her image is brought to life in the painting
The narrator recovers from his illness through art
The portrait turns out to be a fake
The artist becomes famous only after his death
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How old was Poe when he died?
40
35
50
45
7
''The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' is arguably the first _____ ever written?
Creative nonfiction story
Surrealist story
Historical romance
Detective story
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The final outcome of a complex sequence of events
Transcendentals
Denouement
Transcendentals
Purported
9
What does detective Dupin believe regarding the deaths of Madame L'Espanaye and Mademoiselle Camille L'Espanaye?
It was caused by an escaped orangutan
A sailor tried to rob them but they stopped him so he killed them
The mother killed her daughter and then herself
It was a police detective that committed the crime
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Dull and expressionless
Obstreperous
Ennui
Braggadocio
Sodden
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Beggars and homeless people
Prodigious
Coquetries
Mendicants
Unfeigned
12
What does Poe do to keep warm during his first semester of college?
He burned his furniture.
He stole blankets from the school.
He stole money from his roommates to buy warmer clothes.
He wore a snowsuit under his clothes.
13
What is the central theme of "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" ?
The foolishness of blind faith in luck
The power of the supernatural
The dangers of gambling
The consequences of bad habits and moral irresponsibility
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What message does Poe convey about art through The Oval Portrait?
Art is more important than human relationships
Paintings can contain supernatural power
Artistic perfection comes at a price
Art should imitate life perfectly
15
What helped make Poe so famous?
He killed himself in public.
He led a very notorious life as a womanizer and drunk.
Griswold, his harshest critic, wrote a scandalous obituary about him.
All of his stories were true.
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Why does Dupin rule out the motive for the crime being robbery?
The crimes were too vicious in nature.
The family had been receiving threatening letters.
The 4,000 francs in gold was not taken.
None of the above
17
When was Poe born?
1837
1800
1809
1869
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How does Poe die?
Alcoholism
Insanity
No one knows for sure
Tuberculosis
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Boastful or arrogant behavior
Purported
Incipient
Unfeigned
Braggadocio
20
How does Dupin deduce the true murderer?
All answers listed
He found hair in the mother's hand.
The murderer had to be incredibly strong and agile.
The marks on the daughter's neck were too big to be human
21
How does Poe use symbolism in
The Man of the Crowd
?
The narrator's pursuit of the old man represents his ambition for success.
The coffeehouse represents a place of enlightenment.
The old man represents the unknowable aspects of human nature.
The crowd symbolizes safety and security.
22
How does Poe’s wife die?
The Plague
She is poisoned
Tuberculosis
She kills herself
23
Poe is known as the father of:
American Literature
Nightmares
Poetry
The Modern Detective Story
24
Why does Poe start gambling while in school?
He fell in love and wanted to buy his girlfriend nice jewelry.
He was an addict
He was a drunk and had to pay for alcohol.
His father did not give him enough money to pay for school.
25
How does the setting contribute to the story’s mood in "Never Bet the Devil Your Head"?
It reinforces the satirical and exaggerated tone
It creates an eerie and supernatural atmosphere
It highlights the protagonist’s downward spiral
All choices listed
26
What was rather scandalous about his marriage to Virginia? (Choose all that apply)
She was his cousin
She was only 13.
She was still married to his friend.
She had been married before
27
What piece of work finally made Poe famous?
The Raven
Meet Virginia
Cask of Amontillado
Anabelle Lee
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A small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle
Turret
Denouement
Khoda Shefa Medehed
Candelabrum
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In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling
Obstreperous
Homeopathic
Vehemently
Unfeigned
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Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; stubbornly resistant to control
Obstreperous
Laconic Nature
Incipient
Prodigious
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What is a theme in “System of Dr. Tar and Professor Fether"?
Obsession is factor in the mind
Things aren’t what they seem
People are kind when they want to be
Justice is always served
