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Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe quiz, covering details from his life and some of his most famous works.
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1
In "The Raven," what is the narrator doing when he is awakened by a tapping?
making s'mores by his fireplace
reading
sitting in a velvet chair pondering the bust above his door
looking at a picture of Lenore
2
The word "gallant" means:
enthusiastic
brave
doubtful
well-dressed
3
Why did college-aged Poe leave the Allan family?
John Allan refused to support him financially.
Poe hated them all.
The family moved to Bora Bora.
The family took all his writing and burned it outside.
4
Which of the following writers is NOT considered a Dark Romantic?
Herman Melville
Edgar Allan Poe
Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
5
The phrase "grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt" is an example of:
consonance
onomatopoeia
symbolism
internal rhyme
6
In "The Raven," how does the narrator feel when he first hears the tapping?
He sleeps through the tapping.
filled with fantastic terrors
nonchalant
happy at the thought of company
7
Which poem, published in 1845, was Poe's most famous/popular?
Ligeia
The Bells
The Raven
Tell-Tale Heart
8
The Raven's eyes are described as:
being like Lenore's
black as coals
fiery
cloudy
9
What happens to the Raven at the end of the poem?
The narrator wakes up and realizes that the Raven was just a dream.
He still is sitting on the bust above the chamber door.
The narrator traps him in a cage.
He flies off suddenly and knocks the bust to the floor.
10
Which line contains an example of internal rhyme?
"Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer"
"Perched, and sat, and nothing more"
"Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore'"
"Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore--"
11
In the poem, the "Valley of the Shadow" is an allusion to:
the location of the City of Gold
a Coolio song
the source of the Nile River
Psalm 23
12
The word Eldorado literally translates to:
the lost knight
the gilded one
life after death
the city of gold
13
Poe was born in 1809 and died in________.
1829
1849
1900
1875
14
What does Poe begin doing in excess after his wife dies?
Carving statues
Drinking
Painting
Writing
15
True or False:
Poe wrote "The Raven" while his wife Virginia was still alive.
True
False
16
Which of the following is NOT an allusion in the poem "Eldorado"?
the title
"In sunshine and in shadow"
"the Valley of the Shadow"
"the Mountains of the Moon"
17
"And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling" is an example of what poetic device?
symbolism
repetition
assonance
sibilance
18
The narrator says, "Take thy beak from out my heart," meaning:
Stop biting me.
Stop hurting me with your words.
19
When the Raven first enters the chamber, the narrator feels:
annoyed
melancholy
furious
blessed
20
How does the reader know that Lenore has died?
She is "Nameless here forevermore."
When the narrator calls into the night, Lenore answers.
The Raven brings a message from Lenore, who is in the underworld.
The narrator reveals that she had tuberculosis.
21
Poe started which new literary genre?
Non-Fiction
Romance Fiction
Historical Fiction
Detective Fiction
22
Surcease mean:
the highest order of angels
to persist
the sound a raven makes
an end
23
Throughout the poem, what two words are consistent in their placement?
sunshine and shadow
shadow and Eldorado
knight and bold
pilgrim and shadow
24
Poe's mother died when he was ________ .
only weeks from marrying his high school sweeheart
already a famous writer
a student at West Point
three years old
25
Pallas Athena is the goddess of:
the underworld
ornithology
the angels
wisdom
26
Which lines are a rhymed couplet?
"'Over the Mountains / Of the Moon'"
"Gaily bedight / A gallant knight"
"And o'er his heart a shadow--"
"No spot of ground / That looked like Eldorado"
27
True or False:
When the narrator opens his chamber door, a stately Raven is standing in the darkness.
False
True
28
Poe died how many years after his wife, Virginia?
He never married a woman named Virginia.
He died before Virginia did.
ten
two
29
Poe's distinctive themes include madness, untimely death, and ___________.
the joys of childhood
obsession
a fondness for animals
the love of family
30
Poe was terrified of being buried alive. What truth of the 19th century made this a real fear?
It's how his father died.
It's how he died.
He used to bury people alive.
It actually happened to people.
31
True or False: Poe married his high school sweetheart.
FALSE
TRUE
32
Poe was a prolific writer, but he only wrote ONE _________.
poem
short story
novel
autobiography
33
What did EAP's birth parents do for a living?
Actors
Lawyers
Bankers
Writers
34
In "Eldorado," how does the last stanza differ from the others?
the knight and the shadow are in Hell
the pilgrim shadow is speaking
the knight finally speaks
the last stanza has more lines
35
Which of the following is NOT one of the theories about how Poe died?
He was a victim of cooping.
He was drugged.
He had a brain tumor.
He had tuberculosis.
36
The narrator assumes the Raven learned to say "Nevermore":
in the underworld
from Lenore
from his former master
from the angels in Heaven
37
What historic event was the inspiration for "Eldorado"?
The California Gold Rush
The end of WWI
The Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash
38
True or False:
"Rustling" and "flutter" are examples of onomatopoeia.
True
False
39
"The Raven" is set in what month?
December
November
February
January
40
What hint does Poe give that the narrator is optimistic at the start of his journey?
He asks the pilgrim shadow for directions.
He is looking for Eldorado.
He is well-dressed.
He is singing a song.
