Edgar Allan Poe Test Review

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Edgar Allan Poe attended...

• Notre Dame

• Virginia

• Yale

• Boston

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Edgar Allan Poe was a British editor, writer, and literary critic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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 What did Poe compare his writing process to in “The Raven”?

• a mission

• a math problem

• brain surgery

• a mind trip

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What genre of literature is Poe known as the inventor of?

• Horror

• Detective

• Romance

• Poetry

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Poe got married when he was 27. How old was his new bride?

• 18

• 27

• 13

• 14

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Poe's biological parents died when he was 3-years-old.

• True

• False

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Much of the inspiration for Poe's stories came from tragedy in his own life

• true

• false

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Poe was able to make a fortune off of his writing while alive.

• True
• False

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Edgar Allen Poe was born in what year?

• 1909

• 1809

• 1932

• 1991

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