WorksheetsPoe Unit
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
What leads Montresor to want to kill Fortunato?
boredom
Fortunato killed his cat
Fortunato tried killing Montresor previously
an act of revenge for insulting him
In 1834, John Allan dies and...
leaves Edgar out of his will.
on his deathbed, finally apologizes for all the trouble he caused Edgar.
leaves everything he owns to Edgar.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging. This would be an example of...
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
In Montresor's opinion, what is Fortunato's weak point?
his arrogant attitude about his knowledge of art
his pride especially his judgment of wine
his poor taste in fashion
his self-confidence especially about his mason work
__________________ is defined as a struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
Dialogue
Exposition
Conflict
A round character
Much of the inspiration for Poe's stories came from tragedy in his own life
true
false
In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter. This is an example of...
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
none of the above
What is the name of the narrator of "The Tell-tale Heart"?
Luchesi
Edgar Allan Poe
No name is given
John Allan
What is the translation of "No one harms me with impunity" in Latin?
Abusis non tollit usum
In pace requiescat
Nemo liber est qui findingne dorynae
Nemo me impune lacessit
Which poem put Edgar Allan Poe in the literary spotlight?
Annabel Lee
The Bells
The Tell Tale Heart
The Raven
Poe married Virginia Clemm, his ________.
sister
friend's mother
aunt
cousin
What is the exposition in a narrative story?
The end of a story
The climax of a story
The beginning of a story
Part of the rising action
What definition best describes the climax of a story?
The most intense, exciting, or important part of a story
A suspenseful moment during a rising action
Part of a story where the conflict gets resolved
Introducing the setting and characters
Who is Annabel Lee?
the narrator
The narrator's love who died
An angel
The narrator's neighbor
Which words best describe the mood, or atmosphere, of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
humorous and silly
realistic and ordinary
sincere and thought provoking
grim and suspenseful
The feeling the story creates for the reader is...
mood
plot
theme
characterization
What is symbolism?
When the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story
A reference to another literary work
The tone of the story
When events in a story are the opposite of what is expected
The Spongebob episode "Squeaky Boots" was a parody of which story?
"Annabel Lee"
"The Masque of the Red Death"
"The Tell-tale Heart"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
True or False: symbols can only have one meaning
True
False
The protagonist of a story is bored at school. She looks out the window and longingly watches a bird fly through the sky. What does the bird most likely symbolize?
freedom
knowledge
boredom
re-birth
Which of these is as example of situational irony?
The monsters being terrified of the little girl in Monsters, Inc.
Snow White eating the poisoned apple
Fortunato wearing motley to the carnival
Annabel Lee's kinsmen locking her up
To whom does the narrator of "The Tell-tale Heart" admit his crime at the end of the story?
The police
His neighbors
Montresor
Virginia
Poe wrote the first...
Revenge story
Detective story
Latin translation of Shakespeare
great American novel
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the author's name?
Edgar Alan Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Ellen Poe
Which of the following is NOT a symbol from "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Trowel
Motley
Mask
Sepulcher
What killed many of Poe's close friends and relatives?
Tuberculosis
Cancer
Murderers
Alcoholism
What was on the Montresor family crest?
a vulture eye
a snake and a human foot
a wolf
the Freemasons
Which NFL team name was inspired by Poe?
The Philadelphia Eagles
The Indianapolis Colts
The Baltimore Ravens
The Minnesota Masons
What does the reader know that Fortunato does not know? (hint: this would be a kind of dramatic irony, and Montresor tells the reader right in the beginning...)
Montresor is seeking revenge for some wrong done to him
Montresor does not even like wine
Rats are everywhere in the catacombs
They servants are having a really big party in the ballroom
Where did the narrator of "The Tell-tale Heart" hide the old man's body?
in the catacombs
under the floorboards
behind a brick wall
a sepulcher by the sea
Which of the following jobs did Poe never have?
soldier
literary critic
newspaper editor
policeman
How old was Poe when he died?
40
26
72
50
BONUS QUESTION: What was the name of the YouTuber who delivered "Annabel Lee" in a funky-fresh hip-hop style?
My Little Poe-ny
Edgar A. Poet
PoeBoy
YaBoyAT
