Free Printable The Pit and the Pendulum Pop Quiz

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The Pit and the Pendulum Pop Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name

Class

Date

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

My buddy selling me tacos in his Mom's basement

An uprising of peasants in Honduras

The maintaining of the Catholic religion in Spain

An enchilada, wrapped in a burrito, wrapped in a chalupa

Where is the story set?

Toledo, Spain

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

Chicago, Illinois

What is Poe's tone in the story?

Serious and boring

Happy and Joyfull

Humorous and light

Dark, Serious, and Urgent

What is the mood of the story?

Nervewracking and stressful

Suspenseful, mysterious, and horrifying

Optimistic and hopeful

Fun and lively

What was the pendulum?

the painting on the ceiling

a scythe

the noise that was heard

the clock near him

What does the narrator find when he trips?

pit

bulldog

rats everywhere

food

You can infer that the narrator is frightened about being in the dark because —

he has always been afraid of the dark

he knows exactly what torture awaits him

the unseen is more terrifying than the seen

he can hear the bats and rats but not see them

The prisoner frees himself when he —

waits until the pendulum cuts the bonds and quickly rolls out of the way

screams and screams until they release him

pays a great deal of money and is released

smears meat on the bonds that hold him, and the rats chew through them

At the end of the story, the —

narrator plunges to his death in the pit

narrator is saved from the pit by a French general

inquisitors release him because he is really innocent

prison burns, and in the turmoil the prisoner is able to escape

10.

Why is the narrator's perspective subjective (why is he an unreliable narrator)?

He is suffering hunger,thrist,terror,loss of consciousness, and possibly hallucinations

He is a criminal who has been found guilty and sentenced to prison

He is clearly biased against catholic beliefs

He is something of a drama queen who sensationalizes as being worse than it is

11.

What new dangers does the narrator face after he gets free from the ropes/straps? (choose 2 options)

The walls are on fire

The pit gets bigger

The room gets smaller

The pit is on fire

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The Pit and the Pendulum Pop Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

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