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