Poe's Life
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Black Cat"
"The Cask of Amontillado" Vocabulary
Stuff That Has Nothing To Do With English
100
True or False: Poe (most likely) suffered from depression and alcoholism.
True
100
What was it about the old man that "vexed" the narrator?
His pale, "vulture" eye
100
What person does the narrator kill in the story?
His wife
100
Write the letter of the vocabulary word that means "A person who knows a lot about something; an expert": A) catacombs B) connoisseur C) flambeaux D) palazzo
B) connoisseur
100
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
200
How many biological siblings did Poe have?
2
200
Whose heart is it really that the narrator hears beating?
His own
200
What weapon/object/instrument does the narrator use to kill a person in the story?
An axe
200
Write the letter of the vocabulary word that means "to prevent; make impossible": A) accost B) preclude C) implore D) palazzo
B) preclude
200
What is the largest satellite orbiting Earth?
The moon
300
How old was Virginia, Poe's cousin, when she married Poe?
13
300
Where did the narrator hide the old man's body?
Under the floorboards
300
Where did the narrator hide the body of the person he killed?
In the cellar wall.
300
Write the letter of the vocabulary word that means "Definitely stated; clearly expressed": A) explicit B) afflicted C) catacombs D) gait
A) explicit
300
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
400
How old was Poe when he died?
40
400
Where did the narrator dismember the old man's body (in the story, it says "______ had caught all, ha ha!")
A tub
400
What was the name of the first black cat?
Pluto
400
Write the letter of the vocabulary word that means "Death or destruction": A) flambeaux B) accost C) implore D) immolation
D) immolation
400
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie (in 1903)
500
What was the last name of Poe's foster parents?
Allan
500
In the story (not the video), how many policemen came to the house?
Three
500
What did the spot of white fur on the second black cat finally resemble?
The gallows
500
Write the letter of the vocabulary word that means "Freedom from punishment, harm, or bad consequences": A) retribution B) gait C) impunity D) afflicted
C) impunity
500
What animal can jump the farthest from a stand-still?
The Himalayan Ibex