WorksheetsThe Cask of Amontillado Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were there no servants at the narrator's home when they arrived?
a)
he had no servants
b)
he gave them the night off
c)
he told them he would be gone
d)
they were there but asleep
2.
Upon what did Fortunato pride himself?
a)
his art collection
b)
being a wine expert
c)
his palace
d)
his cooking skills
3.
Why was Fortunato dressed in a costume?
a)
he was going to a costume party
b)
it was carnival
c)
it was halloween
d)
none of the above
4.
What is the narrator's name?
a)
Montressor
b)
Lord Habersham
c)
Pip
d)
Luchrese
5.
When Fortunato asked the narrator to give him a sign to prove that he was a Mason, what did the narrator do?
a)
produced a trowel
b)
gave the secret handsign of the Masons
c)
showed him the sign in his coat of arms
d)
showed him his ring
6.
What part of the narrator's house did he and Fortunato visit?
a)
kitchen
b)
courtyard
c)
wine cellar
d)
catacombs
7.
What did the narrator do to Fortunato?
a)
nothing
b)
stabbed him with a sabor
c)
locked him behind a brick wall
d)
gave him the cask of amontillado
8.
What is Amontillado?
a)
Beer
b)
Sherry
c)
liquor
d)
a grain
9.
What was Fortunato dressed as?
a)
king
b)
motley
c)
ghost
d)
a lady
10.
What has Fortunato done to upset Montresor and caused him to "vow revenge"?
a)
he kissed his sister
b)
he stole his money
c)
he insulted him
d)
got him fired
11.
What character flaw does Montresor exploit with Fortunato in order to convince him to enter the catacombs?
a)
pride
b)
compassion
c)
impatience
d)
addiction
12.
The name Fortunato, which reminds you of the word, fortunate, is an example of which literary device?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
irony
c)
hyperbole
d)
imagery
13.
What did Montresor not do to prepare for revenge?
a)
placed wine on the passage
b)
Carry a trowel to build the wall
c)
Convince his wife to leave the house
d)
Put chains on the wall to secure Fortunato
14.
When Fortunato says:
"the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me, I shall not die of a cough."
"the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me, I shall not die of a cough."
a)
foreshadowing
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
theme
15.
What literary device is created through the use of the dark, damp catacombs below the home of Montresor?
a)
alliteration
b)
irony
c)
mood
d)
theme
16.
"My heart grew sick - on account of the dampness of the catacombs."
This last comment is demonstrating some _________________ in Montresor's character.
This last comment is demonstrating some _________________ in Montresor's character.
a)
anger
b)
happiness
c)
greed
d)
remorse
17.
How are Montresor and Fortunato alike?
a)
both have a revengeful nature
b)
They share an interest in fine wine
c)
They have an affection for the same woman
d)
both have respect for Luchesi
18.
When the narrator says to Fortunato, “I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter,” he is appealing to Fortunato’s ____.
a)
expertise
b)
vanity
c)
humility
d)
logic
19.
Choose the sentence in which the proper nouns and common nouns are correctly
capitalized or not capitalized.
capitalized or not capitalized.
a)
The Short Story “The Cask Of Amontillado” may have been based on a real incident.
b)
Poe’s Wife, Virginia Clemm, died of tuberculosis.
c)
Edgar Allen Poe wrote the poem “Annabel Lee.”
d)
Edgar Allen Poe attended the University of virginia.
20.
In which of the following passages do descriptive details create an eerie, suspenseful mood?
a)
It was about dusk . . .
b)
The cold is merely nothing.
c)
The wine sparkled in his eyes . . .
d)
There was then a long and obstinate silence.
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