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Poe

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Allan Poe born?

a)

Boston

b)

Virginia

c)

Richmond

d)

Baltimore

2.
What was the job of Poe's adoptive father?
a)
a rich merchant
b)
an actor
c)
a poet
d)
a teacher
3.

How old was Virginia Clemm when she and Poe got married?

a)

Almost 16

b)

Almost 14

c)

Almost 13

d)

Almost 12

4.
From What Military academy was he expelled in 1831?
a)
Fort Monroe
b)
Old Navy
c)
West Point
d)
Martin Gaite
5.
The cause of Poe's death remains a mystery. Which of the following is not a theory of his death?
a)
Delerium Tremens
b)
Murder
c)
Food Poisoning
d)
Toxic disorder
6.
Which is not a piece of work by E. A. Poe?
a)
The Raven
b)
The Tell-tale heart
c)
The black swan
d)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
7.
Where did Poe die?
a)
Richmond
b)
Baltimore
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Boston
8.
Poe is considered to be the inventor of the modern...
a)
horror stories
b)
gothic novel
c)
detective stories
d)
black novel
9.
What is the name of Poe's contemporary rival and enemy writer?
a)
H.P. Lovecraft
b)
Rufus Griswold
c)
Asier S.
d)
Bram Stoker
10.

Who were Edgar Allan Poe's biological parents?

a)

David and Elizabeth Poe

b)

Jason and Elizabeth Poe

c)

Matthew and Stephanie Poe

d)

David and Rebecca Poe

11.

How old was Edward Allan Poe when his mother died?

a)

5 or 6

b)

2 or 3

c)

16

d)

9 or 10

12.
Who did Poe marry?
a)
Virginia Poe
b)
Elizabeth Poe
c)
Rosalie Poe
d)
Mackenzie Poe
13.
What college did he drop out of?
a)
College of William and Mary
b)
James Madison University
c)
University of Virginia 
d)
University of Baltimore
14.
Who was Poe's real dad?
a)
John Poe
b)
David Poe
c)
Rick Poe
d)
George Poe
15.
Who was Poe's adopted father?
a)
John Allan
b)
David Allan
c)
Rick Allan
d)
George Allan
16.
True or False
Poe's adopted family were wealthy
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which is Poe's detective story?
a)
The Raven
b)
The Black Cat
c)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
d)
The Cask of Amontillado 
18.
What cause Poe to be kicked out of college?
a)
He corrected the professors
b)
Parties 
c)
He didn't show up to class
d)
Drinking
19.
How did Poe's mom die?
a)
The Black Plague
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
The Scarlet Fever
d)
Malaria
20.
True or False 
Poe's dad died in his childhood
a)
True
b)
False
21.
How many siblings did Poe have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
None
d)
2
22.
True or False
We know how Poe died?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What illness killed Poe's wife
a)
Tuberculosis
b)
The Bubonic Plague
c)
The Scarlet Fever
d)
Malaria
24.

Poe's adoptive mother's name was:

a)

Frances Allan

b)

Maria Clemm

c)

Virginia Clemm

25.

Which of the following is a false statement about Poe's early life?

a)

Attended the University of Virgina.

b)

Graduated from West Point

c)

Very athletic and sociable

d)

Raised in a wealthy home

26.

Which of the following is not one of Poe's many additions?

a)

gambling

b)

alchohol

c)

chocolate

d)

women

27.

Which work did Poe write about his wife, after her death?

a)

"The Tell-Tale Heart"

b)

"The Raven"

c)

"The Masque of the Red Death"

d)

"Annabel Lee"

28.

Which of the following was not one of Poe's many problems in his life?

a)

addictions

b)

poverty

c)

premature deaths of loved ones

d)

loss of recognition for his genius

e)

depression

29.

Professionally, Poe worked as all of the following except:

a)

poet

b)

short story writer

c)

critic

d)

editor

e)

musician

30.

Which of the following were Poe's final words?

a)

"Where is Virginia?"

b)

"Find my killer!"

c)

"God help my poor soul."

d)

"After I am gone, the public will recognize my brilliance."

31.
Why did Poe leave the university he entered in 1826?
a)
He failed too many claslksdfg
b)
He could not pay his school tuition
c)
He ran up many gambling debts
d)
He became severely depressed
32.
What university did Poe enter in 1830 with help from his adopted father?
a)
University of Illinois
b)
University of Virginia
c)
University of South Carolina
d)
West Point
33.
Poe's breakthrough poem that gave him fame was?
a)
The Tell Tale Heart
b)
The Fall of the House of Usher
c)
The Raven
d)
Nevermore
34.
After the army, Poe went to what school?
a)
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
b)
University of Virginia
c)
Harvard
d)
UCLA
35.

Poe's first job at a journal/magazine was a(n)...

a)

Writer

b)

Editor

c)

Photographer

d)

Crossword Puzzle Creator

36.

Poe's first job at a journal/magazine was a(n)...

a)

Writer

b)

Editor

c)

Photographer

d)

Crossword Puzzle Creator

37.
How did Poe die?
a)
Murder!
b)
Heart Attack
c)
Nobody Knows
d)
Hit by Car
38.
How did Poe die?
a)
Murder!
b)
Heart Attack
c)
Nobody Knows
d)
Hit by Car
39.

Poe's writing appeals to the _____ in all of us.

a)

hope

b)

anger

c)

romance

d)

fear

40.

Much of the inspiration for Poe's stories came from tragedy in his own life

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Poe's biological parents were both _____.

a)

poets

b)

actors

c)

farmers

d)

merchants

42.
What degrees did he get in college?
a)
He never completed a degree.
b)
Writing
c)
singing
d)
Art
43.

Poe's adoptive father was a

a)

successful tobacco farmer

b)

also an actor

c)

professor at West Point

d)

a writer

44.

in 1825, Edgar's uncle

a)

tried to kill him

b)

died and left the family a fortune

c)

tried to have Edgar committed

d)

sold Edgar's poems

45.

Edgar's adoptive father

a)

divided the inheritance evenly among family; including Edgar

b)

spent the inheritance fortune on himself

c)

divided the inheritance money among friends; leaving Edgar out

d)

donated the fortune to charity

46.

Poe's adopted father deliberately waited to spend word of his adoptive mother's death until it was too late for Poe to get to her burial.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

How was Poe's bank account at the end of his life?

a)

Major financial issues

b)

Okay

c)

He was very very very wealthy

d)

Normal

48.
Poe's adoptive father cut him out of his will after he remarried and had a biological son.
a)
True
b)
False
49.

What happened to Edgar's father?

a)

He was killed in an accident

b)

He abandoned Edgar

c)

He committed suicide

d)

Nothing

50.

How old were Edgar and Virginia respectively when they married?

a)

26 & 13

b)

24 & 13

c)

26 & 12

d)

24 & 12

51.
How did Poe attempt to pay his way through college?
a)
Writing
b)
Dancing
c)
Working with a tobacco merchant
d)
Gambling
52.

Poe was quoted as saying

a)

"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

b)

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

c)

"I am the captain of my soul and the master of my fate."

d)

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”

53.
Poe was able to make a fortune off of his writing while alive.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
When Edgar's mom died, he and his two siblings....
a)
lived with their father.
b)
were sent to different foster homes.
c)
lievd on their own becuase they were old enough.
d)
lived in an orphanage
55.
TRUE OR FALSE. Yound Edgar was an athlete. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
56.
When Poe was sent to the Allan's house as a foster child...
a)
Mrs. Allan was affectionate and urged her husband to adopt Edgar.
b)
Both parents were eager to adopt Edgar.
c)
Mr. Allan was the one who fought to adpot Edgar.
d)
There was already 5 foster children living there. 
57.
Edgar's first love was....
a)
Jane Standard, his friend's mom
b)
his school teacher, Eliza Smith
c)
his 8th grade girlfriend, Mary 
d)
his cousin, Sarah
58.
Edgar became angry with Mr. Allan because...
a)
he was having affairs while Mrs. Allan was sick with tuberculosis.
b)
he gave him JUST enough money for college,  causing Edgar to struggle financially
c)
Both answers are correct
59.
When Mrs. Allan died, Edgar....
a)
moved in with his Aunt Mariah
b)
moved back with his father.
c)
Lived with John Allan for a few years.
d)
Reached out to find his siblings. 
60.
In 1845, Poe wrote The Raven. It...
a)
was an overnight sensation
b)
made only $14. 
c)
was about a writer who is trying to repress loss
d)
all of the above
61.
After Virginia's death...
a)
Poe went CRAZY
b)
Poe wrote Annabel Lee, about her
c)
Poe jumped from woman to woman
d)
all of the above
62.

How was Poe's childhood similar to his adulthood?

a)

Both were pleasant times that offered him many opportunities

b)

Both were times of tremendous learning and education

c)

Both were times of misery and very challenging

d)

Both were uneventful times

63.

Which other famous writer did Poe accuse of plagiarizing his work?

a)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Charles Dickens

64.
Poe died at the age of 40, a few days after
a)
being found delirious on the street.
b)
publishing "The Mask of the Red Death."
c)
marrying his cousin Virginia.
d)
contracting tuberculosis.
65.

What does a raven symbolize?

a)

Poe's wife

b)

the afterlife / death

c)

a minion from depths of Hell

d)

temptation

66.

The poem "The Raven" is said to be

a)

a nightmare Poe had

b)

written because his wife's ghost visited him

c)

an autobiography of Poe's life

d)

a poem to compete with the Brothers Grimm

67.

Rufus Griswald wrote

a)

a memoir about Poe full of lies & forgeries,

b)

a tribute to Poe

c)

stories that plagiarized Poe

d)

an accurate biography of Poe's life

68.

Griswald describe Poe as

a)

an inspiring writer

b)

a good man

c)

someone to be admired

d)

an alcoholic lunatic obsessed with the devil

69.

Griswald's 35 page memoir

a)

helped Poe's reputation

b)

became famous

c)

ruined Poe's reputation

d)

made money for Poe's mother-in-law

70.

What drug did Poe begin using?

a)

heroin

b)

opium

c)

crack

d)

he never used any drugs

71.

How does the Poe Toaster dress?

a)

In elaborate evening attire.

b)

Like a bum.

c)

Like Poe

d)

In black with a scarf covering his face

72.

What do the 3 red roses the Poe Toaster leaves at Poe's grave represent?

a)

Poe's mother, adoptive mother, and his wife

b)

Poe and his 2 siblings

c)

Poe, his wife, and his mother-in-law

d)

Poe's 3 most famous poems

73.

What type of drink does the Poe Toaster use to raise a glass to Poe?

a)

wine

b)

cognac

c)

brandy

d)

whisky

74.

Who scammed Poe's mother-in-law out of the royalties for his work?

a)

John Allan

b)

Washington Irving

c)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

d)

Rufus Griswald

75.

What emotion is the narrator of "The Raven" feeling?

a)

anger

b)

grief

c)

confusion

d)

happiness

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