Edgar Allan Poe Quiz Prep

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Romanticism literature?

Accepted Answer

Distrust of cities

Question 2

Who is the anatgonist/villain in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

Accepted Answer

Montressor

Question 3

The repeated use of sounds/letters for multiple words in the same sentence

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 4

When was Poe born?

Accepted Answer

January 19th, 1809

Question 5

What/who were major influences on Poe&#x27;s writing?

Accepted Answer

The death&#x27;s in his family

Question 6

What is the Montressor family’s coat of arms?

Accepted Answer

A foot stepping on a snake that is biting the foot

Question 7

Which of the following is not a possible thing the raven in the story symbolizes?

Accepted Answer

Community

Question 8

Groups of lines in a poem that often follow a rhyme scheme or pattern

Accepted Answer

Stanza

Question 9

The tone, emotion, or overall feeling in a text

Accepted Answer

Mood

Question 10

Who is jealous of the love between the narrator and Annabel Lee?

Accepted Answer

The angels

Question 11

What is the only word the raven can say?

Accepted Answer

"Nevermore"

Question 12

Descriptive language used to engage the reader’s senses

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Question 13

When the author/narrator reveals something to the readers/audience but the other characters in the story are unaware

Accepted Answer

Irony

Question 14

What about the old man scares the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Accepted Answer

His eye with cataracts

Question 15

What do they do about it?

Accepted Answer

They kill her

Question 16

When did Poe die?

Accepted Answer

October 7th, 1849

Question 17

What was the name of Poe&#x27;s wife?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 18

Which of the following is not a job Poe worked?

Accepted Answer

Gravedigger

Question 19

Where did the narrator hide the body?

Accepted Answer

Under the floorboards

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Gothic literature?

Accepted Answer

Focused on the individual

Question 21

Repeating ideas or specific terms to emphasize its importance

Accepted Answer

Repetition

Question 22

What did the narrator do leading up to/preparing for his attack?

Accepted Answer

Sneak into his room at midnight

Question 23

In “The Raven”, why is the narrator sad?

Accepted Answer

His love, Lenore, is dead

Question 24

How did Poe die?

Accepted Answer

Nobody really knows

Question 25

An object that carries a deeper meaning and/or represents an idea

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

Question 26

What sound does the narrator keep hearing when the police are at the house?

Accepted Answer

A heartbeat

Question 27

What happened to Poe&#x27;s parents?

Accepted Answer

They died when he was young

Question 28

How does Montressor kill Fortunato?

Accepted Answer

Suffocates him behind a brick wall

Question 29

What is amontillado?

Accepted Answer

A fancy wine

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