The setting takes place

near the river outside Montresor's palazzo

What does the word Foreshadow mean?

A personality trait of the main character

What does this quote describe "His eyes are two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication"?

Fortunato is under the influence of alcohol

Why does Fortunato go to the vault?

To seek revenge against Montresor

Which phrase best describes the theme of the story?

Revenge is best when the punisher is not punished

Avoid attending parties when ill

Miscommunication can be harmful

What miscommunication happened between Montresor and Fortunato?

Confusing masonry with freemasons

Confusing wine with other alcohol

Confusing niter with other chemicals

Confusing Luchesi with another wine expert

Montressor is able to lure Fortunato into his catacombs by reverse psychology. He does this specifically by:

pretending to care about his health.

What is setting of The Cask of Amontillado?

Montresor's family catacombs in Italy during Carnival.

Fortunato's family catacombs in Italy near a local carnival.

An underground tunnel near Cape Canaveral.

Montresor's Carnival near Fortunato's family catacombs.

After Montressor invites Fortunato to examine the Amontillado in the niche, what happens?

Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall before he has a chance to respond

A small scuffle ensues and Fortunato is cut by the trowel.

Fortunato tastes the Amontillado and insults Montressor again by calling him a fool.

Montressor hits Fortunato over the head with a bottle of wine and knocks him out.

Why were Fortunato's steps unsteady?

because it was dark in the catacombs

because the floor was slippery with mud

How does the reader know that Montresor got away with his crime?

He says the bones have not been disturbed for half a century.

What is the most likely reason the narrator chose the catacombs as the setting for his revenge in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

No one will hear or find Fortunato.

It is his favorite place in his house

It is full of family history and memories.

Fortunato is afraid of ghosts and bones.

Cask of Amontillado Unit Test

Quiz

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English

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

RL.8.4, RL.2.10, RL.9-10.2

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Allison Rothenbiller

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38 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the first paragraph of the story, why does Montresor want revenge on Fortunato?

Fortunato injured Montresor

Fortunato insulted Montresor

Fortunato pretends to be a wine expert

Fortunato stole Montresor's wine

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fortunato does not suspect Montresor's plans because:

they are both extremely drunk

Fortunato is a member of the masons

Montresor has remained friendly to him

they both hate Luchesi, the wine taster

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about Montresor's attendants is supported by the text?

They take sufficient and explicit orders from Montresor

They help in all matters in the home including wine collection

they take opportunities to evade their duties

they are allowed to go to the town parties

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author reveal Montresor's motto, "no one provokes me unpunished'?

to demonstrate how forgiving the Montresor's are to their enemies

to contrast the narrator's actions with his family's beliefs

to reinforce what will happen to Fortunato because of his actions

to establish that the story was written a long time ago

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Montresor tell his servants that, even though he will not return until morning, they are not to leave the house?

deep down, he wants to be stopped

he thinks he may need their help

he knows this will make them leave

he wants them to testify that he wasn't there

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Fortunato had not been under the influence of alcohol, he might have wondered why Montresor

mentioned Luchesi

offered him wine

expressed concern for him

was carrying a trowel

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the narrator?

Fortunato

Luchesi

Edgar Allan Poe

Montresor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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Cask of Amontillado Unit Test

38 questions

According to the first paragraph of the story, why does Montresor want revenge on Fortunato?

Fortunato does not suspect Montresor's plans because:

Which of the following statements about Montresor's attendants is supported by the text?

Why does the author reveal Montresor's motto, "no one provokes me unpunished'?

Why does Montresor tell his servants that, even though he will not return until morning, they are not to leave the house?

If Fortunato had not been under the influence of alcohol, he might have wondered why Montresor

Who is the narrator?

The setting takes place

Fortunato says, "Enough, the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is an example of

The specific insults that Fortunato placed upon Montresor were explained in detail.

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