Edgar Allan Poe's Personal Context

Question 1

What did Poe's wife die from?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 2

How old was she when she died?

Accepted Answer

24

Question 3

When and how did Poe die?

Accepted Answer

1849, complications arising from alcohol

Question 4

Which Poe poem made him famous in the literary world?

Accepted Answer

The Raven

Question 5

Which of these did Poe serve in?

Accepted Answer

The army

Question 6

Which of these text types is Poe known for?

Accepted Answer

Poetry and short stories

Question 7

True or False: Poe proposed to Sarah Whitman multiple times.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What was Poe's biological mother's job?

Accepted Answer

Actress

Question 9

Which of these texts is NOT written by Poe?

Accepted Answer

Frankenstein

Question 10

When was Poe born?

Accepted Answer

1809

Question 11

Was Poe financially successful?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 12

What period/era did Poe write during?

Accepted Answer

The Romantic Period

Question 13

What was Poe's biological mother's name?

Accepted Answer

Eliza

Question 14

Was Poe critically successful?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 15

What was Poe's wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 16

Where was he born?

Accepted Answer

Boston

Question 17

How did Poe deal with the death of his wife?

Accepted Answer

He abused alcohol and opium

Question 18

How did Poe know the woman he married?

Accepted Answer

They were cousins

Question 19

More specifically, Poe could be described as a...

Accepted Answer

Dark Romantic

Question 20

Poe had an alleged romance with Frances Osgood, who was a...

Accepted Answer

Writer

Question 21

What was the name of Poe's foster mother?

Accepted Answer

Frances

Question 22

When did Poe's biological mother die?

Accepted Answer

1811

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