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Edgar Allan Poe

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

a)

Baltimore, Maryland

b)

New York, New York

c)

Boston, Massachusetts

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

2.

Who was Edgars foster mom

a)

Fanny Allan

b)

Eliza Poe

3.

Edgar was in a war training camp

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Where did Edgar Allan Poe die?

a)

Baltimore, Maryland

b)

Boston, Massachusetts

c)

New York, New York

d)

Londan, England

5.

Who was Edgar's wife

a)

Virginia

b)

Elmira

c)

Jane

d)

Rosalie

6.

Edgar wrote the poem ¨The Raven¨

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Edgar died...

a)

outside of a tavern

b)

in his house

c)

in a shop

d)

in a hospital

8.

When did Edgars mom die?

a)

1822

b)

1840

c)

1816

d)

1811

9.

Who was Edgar Allan Poe?

a)

The foster child of a tombstone merchant

b)

A poet best known for writing the ¨The Raven¨

c)

An American master of horror stories

d)

All of the above

10.

What was Edgar Allan Poe's name before he changed it?

a)

Edgar Poe

b)

Edgar Allan

c)

He did not change his name

11.

When did Edgar move to Baltimore?

a)

1831

b)

1833

c)

1832

d)

1834

12.

How many languages could Edgar speak?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

When did Edgar write "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

a)

1840

b)

1845

c)

1839

d)

1841

14.

Which military bases or base was Edgar at?

a)

Fort Moultrie

b)

Fort Monroe

c)

Fort Independence

d)

All of the Above

15.

When did Edgar enter West Point?

a)

1829

b)

1834

c)

1840

d)

1830

16.

The Baltimore Ravens named their team and mascot off of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Edgar has an award ceremony named after him. What is the name.

a)

The Edgars

b)

The Emmys

c)

The Tonys

d)

The Grammys

18.

Edgar inspired a science fiction novelist to write many books?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Edgar's final poem was Annabel Lee?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When did Edgar write the poem Annabel Lee?

a)

1849

b)

1845

c)

1847

d)

1848

21.

Edgar moves to ________ to live with his aunt Maria Clemm, his cousin Virginia Clemm, and his brother, William Henry Poe. Fill in the blank.

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Baltimore, Maryland

c)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

d)

Richmond, Virginia

22.

Virginia Clemm Poe died from.....

a)

cancer

b)

tuberculosis

c)

flu

d)

none of these

23.

Edgar was the father of the detective stories.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Edgar is on a U.S. postage stamp.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Edgar's poem "Annabel Lee" was published 2 days before he died.

a)

True

b)

False