WorksheetsCask of Amontillado Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
Who is the protagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor
Fortunato
Luchresi
The servents
Who is the antagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor
Fortunato
Luchresi
The servants
What is the setting in the introduction?
France
A carnival
The catacombs
None of the above
What is the climax of the story?
When Montresor pulls out the trowel
When Fortunato drinks the Medoc for his cough
When Fortunato gets tied up with the chain and padlock
When Montresor drops his torch into the tomb
What evidence is provided in the resolution of the story?
Fortunato is a mason
Fortunato insulted Montresor
Fortunato is not friends with Luchresi
Fortunato has been in the catacombs for 50 years
What type of conflict is shown in this story?
Man Vs. Nature
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Supernatural
Man Vs. Man
What type of conflict is shown in this story?
Man Vs. Nature
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Supernatural
Man Vs. Man
What line is an example of "foreshadowing"?
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"
"I shall not die from a cough"
"In pace requiescat!"
Which line from the text is an example of a hyperbole?
"No one attacks me with impunity"
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"
"And I drink to your long life"
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"
What is the significance of Montresor's family's coat of arms?
The Montresor family has stinky feet
The Montresors hate snakes
The Montresors seek revenge
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
What is the purpose for the narrator telling this story?
To inform the reader about a time when he was insulted and needed to seek revenge
To persuade the reader to go to a carnival and visit the catacombs
To describe a specific time period in Paris
To inform the reader about Amontillado and how rare it is
Which word below means "The substance or essence of something"?
Gist
Rationale
Digress
Elude
Which word below means "To leave the main subject temporarily"?
Rationale
Gist
Elude
Digress
Which word below means "To intervene on behalf of another"?
Gist
Elude
Absolve
Intercede
Which word below means "A set of reasons or logical basis for a course of action"?
Elude
Rationale
Gist
Intercede
Which word below means "To escape from a dangerous situation"?
Elude
Intercede
Absolve
None of the above
Which word below means the same as "liberate"?
Gist
Rationale
Absolve
Intercede
