The Cask of Amontillado Quiz

How does the description of the Montresor coat of arms and motto (provided in the lines below) contribute to the reader’s understanding of Montresor’s character?

"The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."

"I forget your arms."

"A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are embedded in the heel."

"And the motto?"

"Nemo me impune lacessi" ( No one attacks me with impunity)

• Montresor's family motto means it is better to "turn the other cheek" when one is wronged.

• Montresor's family is willing to accept injury to their pride as long as the person sincerely apologizes after the insult.

• Montresor's family is weak because the foot on the coat of arms is being attacked by a snake.

• Montresor's family will not tolerate any kind of insult and will bring swift retribution to its attacker.

This line takes place in the final paragraph of the story, just as Montresor is finishing walling Fortunato into the catacombs to die: “My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so.” What insight into the narrator’s point of view does this line likely provide the reader?

• Montresor is feeling emotional turmoil over what he has done to Fortunato.

• Montresor is afraid of the dark.

• Montresor has been suffering from a chronic illness.

• Montresor had too much carnival food.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In "The Cask of Amontillado," who is the narrator, or the character who tells the story?

• Luchresi

• Amontillado

• Fortunato

• Montresor

Which word pairs best describe the mood, or atmosphere, of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

• humorous and silly
• realistic and ordinary
• sincere and thought provoking
• grim and suspenseful 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What has Fortunato done that leads Montresor to desire revenge?

• Fortunato stole some of Montresor's wine.

• Fortunato played a mean prank on Montresor's.

• Fortunato insulted Montresor.

• Fortunato didn't invite Montresor to go to Carneval with him.

How did Montresor always greet Fortunato?

• with a smile
• with a frown
• with disgust
• he never talked to him

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Most of the setting of the story takes place...

• at the carnival

• above-ground in Fortunato's palazzo

• in the catacombs

• next to Luchresi's home

When Fortunato says:
"the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me, I shall not die of a cough."

• irony/foreshadowing
• imagery
• alliteration
• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What item does Montresor show Fortunato to show that he is part of the brotherhood of masons?

• a brick

• a trowel

• a pipe of Amontillado

• a flambeaux

What do the bells in the story symbolize?

• Fortunato's jester costume

• Montresor's catacombs

• Montresor's revenge plan

• Fortunato's time running out until his eventual doom