Quiz on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven

What is the title of the poem written by Edgar Allan Poe?

• The Crow

• The Raven

• The Nightingale

• The Owl

In what year was 'The Raven' published?

• 1835

• 1865

• 1855

• 1845

What is the narrator doing at the beginning of the poem?

• Pondering

• Sleeping

• Writing a letter

• Reading a book

What does the narrator hear that interrupts his thoughts?

• A song

• A whisper

• A tapping

• A voice

What does the narrator initially think the tapping is?

• An animal

• The wind

• A ghost

• A visitor

What is the name of the lost maiden mentioned in the poem?

• Laura

• Lydia

• Lenore

• Lena

What does the raven perch upon?

• A window

• A table

• A chair

• A bust of Pallas

What is the only word the raven speaks?

• Hello

• Nevermore

• Goodbye

• Always

What does the narrator ask the raven about Lenore?

• If she is alive

• If she is happy

• If he will see her again

• If she is in heaven

What does the narrator feel when he first sees the raven?

• Anger

• Fear

• Joy

• Indifference