Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Works

What was the profession of Poe's parents?

• Stage actors

• Merchants

• Artists

• Writers

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

• Boston

• New York City

• Richmond

• Baltimore

Why did Poe leave West Point?

• He was expelled for attending a class in the nude

• He was convicted of dereliction of duty

• He completed his studies and graduated

• He decided to pursue a career in writing

Who did Poe marry?

• Sarah Helen Whitman, his childhood sweatheart

• Annie Richmond, his aunt

• Virginia, his cousin

• Sarah Royster Shelton, his best friend's sister

Who adopted Edgar Allan Poe?

• John and Francis Allan

• David and Eliza Poe

• Maria Clemm

• Thomas English Dunn

What was the name the poem that made Poe famous (but not rich)?

• The Gold Bug

• The Murders in the Rue Morgue

• The Raven

• Temerlane and Other Stories

What was the cause of Poe's death?

• Rabies

• An attack by the brothers of a woman he was courting

• Alcohol poisoning

• Unknown

Match the following

• punishment for "sins" or "crimes"

• Individuality

• questioning old religious beliefs

• Inspiration

• humans are the monsters

• Imagination

• emotions; descent into madness; torture

• Intuition

• Inquisition; dark side of human history

• Idealism

Poe is considered the father of the

• modern detective fiction genre

• American science fiction genre

• contemporary romance fiction genre

• southern gothic fiction genre

Poe was a prime example of a _______________ _______________ who lived for his art, drank heavily, and died young. (two words)