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WorksheetsThe Cask of Amontillado. EAP
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 37mins
Which event was taking place in the city while the story took place?
A music concert
A wine tasting
A carnival
A theater festival.
What is Fortunato's weakness?
He prided himself on knowing about wine.
He was a good investigator.
He liked to act in theater plays.
How does he make use of this weakness to carry out his revenge?
He puts poison in his wine
Asks him to determine the quality of a wine in the depths of the catacombs
Asks him to participate in a play in the carnival.
How does Montresor achieve his goal of inciting Fortunato to go to his palace?
He challenges him by saying he knows nothing about wine
Tells him hell find another expert
How does Montressor uses the cold of the catacombs in his favour?
He poisons him
Forces him to drink by threatening with a weapon.
Tells him the wine will warm his body
Offers him payment for his help
What can we infer from the shield of the Montresors: " A foot d'or, in a field azure, stepping on the head of a rampant snake that has its fangs embedded on the heel". The family is known for being:
vengefull
loyal
poor
farmers
What is found at the depths of the catacombs?
Walls lined with human bones.
Casks of wine.
Casks of water.
Several killers to aid Montresor.
How will Fortunato die?
Buried behind a wall
Wounded by a sword
Pneumonia
Severe cough
Amontillado is a type of...
Armadillo
Cask
Pipe
Wine
Why does Montressor mentions Luchesi often?
To give Fortunato a reason to doubt his intentions.
To touch his pride.
To establish that he has many friends
To be honest that he preffers Luchesis opinion.
Montresor's words "I will be avenged," mean
Montresor will carry out his revenge
Montresor will die
Montresor will apologize
Montresor will do nothing
Why does Montresor choose to carry out his plan in the catacombs?
It's his favorite place
It is filled with ghosts
Fortunato is afraid of bones
No one will find Fortunato there
Which word best describes the mood of the story?
serious
silly
soothing
creepy
Why is the Carnival season a good time to carry out his plan?
It's a time of wild crazniess
It is a good time to casually bump into someone in the street without arising suspicion.
Many people drink in excess
All of the above
What is ironic about the name Fortunato?
It means "wine expert".
He wants to seek peace and quiet but can't.
Forunat's family has always been part of the secret brotherhood.
In this story, he is not fortunate at all since he gets tricked and killed.
Why are Montresor's words to Fortunato"I drink to your long life" ironic?
Montresor knows that Fortunato will die soon
Montresor knows that Fortunato will live until 100
Why does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about the bad air in the vaults?
He is concerned about his health
He wants to make sure Fortunato doesn't suspect his motives
He wants Fortunato to leave him alone
He wants Fortunato to get Luchesi
What did Montresor begin to build?
a wall
a house
a vault
How does the description of the Montresor coat of arms and motto (provided in the lines below) contribute to the reader’s understanding of Montresor’s character? Select TWO:
"The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."
"I forget your arms."
"A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are embedded in the heel."
"And the motto?"
"Nemo me impune lacessi" (translation: No one attacks me with impunity) *impunity: without consequence
Montresor's family motto means it is better to "turn the other cheek" when one is wronged.
The snake represents any person, group, or thing that attacks the Montresor family, either literally or in terms of their pride.
Montresor is weak because the foot on the coat of arms is being attacked by a snake.
This motto is repeating what is being shown in the coat of arms; the Montresor family will not suffer freely given insults or injuries.
When Montressor mentions the cold and his palpable sickness, he is setting up the strategy to:
Give him a scarf.
Offer him wine to get him drunk with the excuse of helping out his body be warmer.
Remind him that Montresors are honourable people.
Make him suspicious.
The insult that Fortunato inflicted upon Montresor
concerns Monteresor's home
concern's Montresor's wine
concerns Montresor's knowledge of wine
is not revealed
Why does Montresor tell his servants that, even though he will not return until morning, they are not to leave the house?
Deep down, he wants to be stopped.
He thinks he may need their help.
He knows this will make them leave.
He wants them as witnesses that he wasn't there.
If Fortunato had not been inebriated, he might have wondered why Montresor
was carrying a trowel
mentioned Luchesi
offered him wine
expressed concern for his health
Montresor stops working when Fortunato begins rattling his chains because Montresor
is exhausted
feels remorse
wants to savor Fortunato's torture
worries that someone will hear
Fortunato says, "Enough, the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is an example of
irony
theme
character development
1st person omnicient narration
Which of these is not a container listed in the story?
flagon
pipe
bottle
foot d'or
How does pride lead to Fortunato's demise?
He thinks he can handle his wine and make good decisions.
He trusts Montresor even though he should know he's going to be killed.
He won't let Luchesi be Montresor's go-to wine connoisseur.
He is a quack when it comes to art and gemmary.
Why does Montresor yell into the niche?
He was showing Fortunato that screaming will not bring help.
He lost his mind.
He was stabbed with a rapier.
He threw a flambeaux through the hole.
