"Cask of Amontillado" Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1

Montresor said his revenge must be executed with _____, or else he would not do it.

Accepted Answer

impunity

Question 2

Fortunato prided himself on his _____ of fine wines.

Accepted Answer

Connoisseurship

Question 3

Montresor _____ quickly from the catacombs after sealing Fortunato's tomb.

Accepted Answer

absconded

Question 4

The woman was _____ with smallpox, and suffered scars on her face for a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

afflicted

Question 5

Montresor _____ Fortunato to the wall.

Accepted Answer

fettered

Question 6

Fortunato's drunken screams were almost _____ loud to Montresor while he was sealing the tomb.

Accepted Answer

insufferably

Question 7

Drunken Fortunato's _____ was unsteady and he was prone to falling.

Accepted Answer

gait

Question 8

At first, Belle _____ from the hideous Beast in "Beauty and the Beast".

Accepted Answer

recoiled

Question 9

The old man was very _____ and did not like any changes to his normal routine.

Accepted Answer

obstinate

Question 10

By choosing a specific time (Carnival), and the place (catacombs), risk of discovery was ____.

Accepted Answer

precluded

Question 11

"Don't be such a(n) _____!" he screamed at his brother.

Accepted Answer

ignoramus

Question 12

Montresor had to place the brick quickly, _____ the mortar dried.

Accepted Answer

ere

Question 13

The insults of Fortunato to Montresor are never made _____.

Accepted Answer

explicit

Question 14

When you are _____ to do something, you have become accustomed to it.

Accepted Answer

wont

Question 15

Fortunato continued to give _____ of disbelief almost up until his death.

Accepted Answer

utterance

Question 16

Montresor was willing to deal with almost any offense, until Fortunato ____ to insult him.

Accepted Answer

ventured

Question 17

Fortunato took a(n) _____ of Medoc on the way to get the Amontillado.

Accepted Answer

draught

Question 18

To trap Fortunato in the catacombs, Montresor placed _____ of brick to act as a wall.

Accepted Answer

tiers

Question 19

Fortunato was shackled in a(n) _____ in the catacombs.

Accepted Answer

niche

Question 20

Montresor had _____ the "injuries" and "Insult" of Fortunato, and ultimately planned his doom.

Accepted Answer

borne

Question 21

Montresor _____ to get revenge on Fortunato.

Accepted Answer

endeavored

Questions 21