True or False Quiz on 'The Cask of Amontillado'

Montresor indicates to Fortunato that he is a mason by showing him a trowel.

• True

• False

All the reader knows about the motive behind Montresor’s revenge is that a thousand injuries and an insult by Fortunato were done to him.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Montresor is the protagonist in “The Cask of Amontillado.”

• True

• False

Fortunato’s statement, “I shall not die of a cough," exemplifies irony.

• True

• False

The exposition of the story in which many men are drinking, there is chaos and confusion and everyone is in a good mood, plays a role in Montresor’s plot for revenge.

• True

• False

It is stated in the story that Fortunato is a man who is wealthy, well-respected, and a connoisseur of fine wines.

• True

• False

Fortunato is not at all surprised at the end in the crypt when he finds no Amontillado.

• True

• False

Montresor states in the beginning that he will not only punish, but that he will punish and get away with it.

• True

• False

The climax occurs when Fortunato realizes that Montresor is going to suffocate him in the crypt.

• True

• False