Poe Background

Edgar Allan Poe wrote which of the following? (Select all that apply)

• Short stories

• Novels

• Poems

• Plays

The first work that Poe tried to publish was called...

• The Raven

• Anabell Lee

• The Fall of the House of Usher

• Tamerlane

Poe attended which of the following institutions?

• Harvard

• West Point

• Yale

• Cumberland University

Much of what we know about Poe is false information.

• True

• False

Poe's biological parents were traveling actors.

• True

• False

After Poe's parents died, he became an orphan and lived off the streets.

• True

• False

Poe's adoptive father tried to train him in the manner of

• Writing

• Accounting

• Business

• Editing

After Poe moved back to Baltimore, his aunt, Maria Clemm adopted him.

• True

• False

Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm

• True

• False

Poe became a literary critic and was admired by many.

• True

• False