Edgar Allan Poe Biography Quiz
Authored by JESSICA POWELL
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
October 7th, 1849
December 8th, 1811
January 1st, 1810
January 19th, 1809
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the names of Edgar Allan Poe's parents?
Maria and Virginia Clemm
Elmira and David Poe
John and Frances Allan
Eliza and David Poe
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What illness did Edgar Allan Poe's mother, Eliza, contract before her death?
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Cholera
Pneumonia
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following ages with the events in Edgar Allan Poe's early life.
Edgar Allan Poe entered the University of Virginia.
Ten years old
Edgar Allan Poe started school in England.
Five years old
Edgar Allan Poe lost his mother to illness.
Two years old
Edgar Allan Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan.
Seventeen years old
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1824, Edgar Allan Poe played the role of (a) in the junior honor color guard.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following houses with the historical figure who stood guard there in 1824.
House where Poe's family resided in 1824
Old Stone House
Oldest stone house in Richmond guarded in 1824
Richmond Manor
House where Edgar Allan Poe stood guard in 1824
Ege Mansion
House where John Ege stood guard in 1824
Poe Residence
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
7.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Edgar Allan Poe attended college at the age of 17 at (a) .
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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