Worksheets20. Poe + Twain
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is not true about Edgar Allan Poe?
He married his 13-year-old cousin.
He died at the age of 40.
His wife died after the publication of Raven.
He had 7 children with his wife.
What did Poe write? (Tick all the true answers).
historical novels
short stories
literary criticism
poetry
Which title of the Poe´s work is incorrect?
The Black Cat
The Raven
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Bit and the Pendulum
How many cats did the main character of the story "The Black Cat" by Poe kill?
0
1
2
3
Choose one adjective which does not apply to Poe´s work.
psychological
dark
frightening
funny
What is not true about Mark Twain?
Mark Twain was his pen name.
He left school at the age of 12.
He was a steamboat pilot, printer, miner and reporter.
His books were horror stories.
The main characters in Twain´s books were (tick 2 answers)
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Prince Pauper
Which title of the Mark Twain´s books is incorrect?
The Prince and the Pauper
The Gilded Age
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Amazon
Why was Twain´s book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" criticized? (tick two answers)
frequent use of the word "nigger"
coarse language
stupid stories
childish humour
Which one is Mark Twain?
