WorksheetsThe Cask Of Amontillado
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What point of view is the story told in?
a)
3rd person
b)
1st person
c)
2nd person
2.
Amontillado is a type of:
a)
Armadillo
b)
Cask
c)
Pipe
d)
Wine
3.
What is setting of The Cask of Amontillado?
a)
Fortunato's family catacombs in Italy near a local carnival.
b)
Montressor's family catacombs in Italy during Carnival.
c)
An underground tunnel near Cape Canaveral.
d)
Montressor's Carnival near Fortunato's family catacombs.
4.
When Montressor first meets Fortunato, he says, "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met." Considering Fortunato's name, this is an example of:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Exageration
5.
Montressor produces a trowel as evidence of him being a mason. What he is really doing is:
a)
Foreshadowing how Fortunato is going to die.
b)
Showing off his new trowel.
c)
Foreshadowing how Montressor is going to die.
d)
Anticipating Fortunato's question about a "sign."
6.
Most of the setting of the story takes place...
a)
at the carnival
b)
in Fortunato's palazzo
c)
in the catacombs
d)
next to Luchesi's home
7.
After Montressor invites Fortunato to examine the Amontillado in the niche, what happens?
a)
A small scuffle ensues and Fortunato is cut by the trowel.
b)
Fortunato tastes the Amontillado and insults Montressor again by calling him a fool.
c)
Montressor hits Fortunato over the head with a bottle of wine and knocks him out.
d)
Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall before he has a chance to respond
8.
Once Fortunato realizes the gravity of his situation, he loudly rattles his chains. How does Montressor respond?
a)
He stops his masonry work to enjoy the sounds of Fortunato's suffereing.
b)
He works even faster because he "regerets" his actions.
c)
He rattles his own chains even more loudly than Fortunato.
d)
He offers Fortunato some Medoc to help ease his suffering.
9.
The insult that finally pushed Montressor to murder was:
a)
Fortunato cheated on his wife with Lady Montressor.
b)
Fortunato invited everybody other than Montressor to Six Flags for a party.
c)
Fortunato kept ringing Montressor's door bell and then would run off.
d)
We don't know.
10.
What is a trowel?
a)
a type of car
b)
A type of joke
c)
An Insult.
d)
A brick laying tool.
11.
Why does Fortunato go to the vault?
a)
To seek revenge against Montresor
b)
To prove he knows wine
c)
To find peace and quiet
d)
To attend a meeting
12.
Who is the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
a)
Luchesi
b)
Montresor
c)
Fortunato
d)
Amontillado
13.
What is the main conflict of the story?
a)
Montresor vs. Himself
b)
Montresor vs. Fortunato
c)
Montresor vs. Luchesi
d)
Montresor Vs. Society
14.
Why wasn't it unusual that people were drinking and having a good time in the streets during the story?
a)
It was Mardi Gras
b)
It was Christmas
c)
It was after the Superbowl
d)
It was during Carnival
15.
Which phrase best describes the theme of the story?
a)
Friendship is valuable
b)
Be careful who you insult
c)
Avoid attending parties when ill
d)
Don't follow people into a dark cave, even for wine
16.
They have great enthusiasm for the game of soccer. What does enthusiasm mean?
a)
when you want revenge
b)
great interest, eagerness
c)
emotional or physical harm
d)
saw or understood
17.
We perceived her class to be easy. Perceived means.....
a)
saw or understood
b)
to cause pain or injury
c)
with intense interest
d)
to not understand someth
18.
I like my job; nevertheless, I need a better job.
a)
but
b)
always
c)
never
d)
sometimes
19.
You need to render better service when you work at a nice resteraurnt.
a)
talk about
b)
to hurt or harm
c)
to give
d)
to make more money
20.
Montressor took revenge on Fortunado. What is revenge?
a)
killing a person
b)
punishment to pay back an injury or insult
c)
understanding something
d)
to give
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