Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
Fall of the House of Usher
Cask of Amontillado
100
Who is this man?
Edgar Allan Poe
100
In stanza 1, what is the narrator doing to forget his sorrows over losing Lenore?
a. drinking
b. reading
c. eating
d. napping
b. reading
100
Why does the visitor come to the Usher house?
a. to interview Roderick Usher
b. to marry Madeline Usher
c. to visit Roderick Usher
d. to make an offer on the Usher house
c. to visit Roderick Usher
100
Montresor and Fortunato have similarities. Which is NOT one of them?
A. Both are really knowledgeable of wine.
B. Both are very proud individuals.
C. Both are wealthy.
D. Both are seeking revenge on the other.
D. Both are seeking revenge on the other.
200
Which of the following is NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe?
a. "The Black Cat"
b. "The Tale Tell Heart"
c. "Lamb to the Slaughter"
d. "The Pit and the Pendulum"
c. "Lamb to the Slaughter"
200
How can the speaker best be described?
a. magician conjuring evil spirits
b. melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy
c. lonely, elderly man longing for visitors
d. poet seeking inspiration for a new work
b. melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy
200
The first few paragraphs set what mood for the story?
a. excited
b. joyful
c. angry
d. dreary
d. dreary
200
True or False: Montresor never shows any guilt for his actions against Fortunato.
False
300
What famous military academy expelled Poe in 1831?
United States Military Academy at West Point
300
What does the raven most likely represent?
a. a wound in the body of the narrator that will never heal
b. the narrator’s soul, which will never achieve salvation
c. sorrow over the death of Lenore that the narrator will never be able to overcome
d. the memory of Lenore that the narrator will never be able to recover
c. sorrow over the death of Lenore that the narrator will never be able to overcome
300
When Roderick’s sister was placed in the coffin, what does the visitor notice?
a. She is wearing a necklace worth millions.
b. She and Roderick look nothing alike.
c. She and Roderick are twins.
d. She has a long scar under her neck.
c. She and Roderick are twins.
300
True or False: Montresor suddenly decided to kill Fortunato when he saw Fortunato at the carnival.
False
400
How did Poe's wife die?
Tuberculosis
400
Which of these statements expresses a central theme of “The Raven”?
a. Grief can cause hallucinations.
b. Isolation and loneliness can lead to madness.
c. Belief in superstition can be dangerous.
d. Loss of love causes a person to become bitter.
b. Isolation and loneliness can lead to madness.
400
The song that Usher sings, which is really about his own house, is called
a. “The Haunted Palace”
b. “The Tomb”
c. “The Mad Trist”
d. “Sir Lancelot”
a. “The Haunted Palace”
400
Which of the following does NOT describe Montresor?
A. clever
C. devious
D. insane
B. outspoken
500
Who is the Poe Toaster?
An unidentified person who, for over seven decades, paid an annual tribute to American author Edgar Allan Poe by visiting the cenotaph marking his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early hours of January 19, Poe's birthday
500
Which choice below presents the core meaning of the following sentence?
But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only / That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour (Stanza 10).
a. His soul in that one word he did outpour.
b. The raven on the placid bust his soul in that one word he did outpour.
c. The raven spoke only that one word.
d. But the Raven sitting lonely that one word did outpour.
c. The raven spoke only that one word.
500
“If ever mortal painted an ideal, that mortal was Roderick Usher.” What idea did he paint?
a. the house falling down
b. the interior of a vault
c. a ghost in the house
d. Madeline and her children
b. the interior of a vault
500
Which word does NOT describe Fortunato?
A. arrogant
B. gullible
C. cautious
D. clueless
C. cautious