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WorksheetsPoe and the Spanish Inquisition
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
- Who were the monarchs the Spanish Inquisition is associated with?
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile
Phillip V and Maria Luisa of Savoy
Juan Carlos I and Sophia
Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
Which of these images is Edgar Allan Poe?
What is the crime of going against the principles and beliefs of the Catholic church?
extortion
heresy
sedition
treason
Which group was safest during the Spanish Inquisition?
Muslims (Moors)
Jews
Protestants
Roman Catholics
What leader besides the monarchs was responsible for the Spanish Inquisition?
the Archbishop
the Bishop
the Pope
the Prime Minister
Why did the monarchs begin the Spanish Inquisition?
because they were mentally ill
because they wanted the money of the people they killed
because they wanted a unified country
because they wanted revenge
Who was the person in charge of arrests, torture, and executions?
Tomas de Torquemada
Francisco de Goya
Diego Velasquez
Evita Peron
During which literary period did Poe write?
the Colonial Period
the Revolutionary Age
the Romantic Period
the Realistic Period
In what Spanish city does "The Pit and the Pendulum" take place?
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Toledo
Who temporarily interrupted the Spanish Inquisition with his invasion of Spain?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexander the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Genghis Khan
What is a big, public execution called during the Spanish Inquisition?
auto da fe
coup de etat
piece de resistance
rendezvous
In the exposition of "The Pit and the Pendulum", which words do NOT help create the mood of the setting?
black / white
death / deadly
white / sable
charity / fashion
