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The Raven Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speaker considered the raven's visit very carefully.

a)

pondered

b)

countenance

c)

beguiling

d)

surcease

2.

The raven looked majestic standing on the bust of Pallas.

a)

pallid

b)

quoth

c)

stately

d)

obeisance

3.

The raven had a calm expression on his face.

a)

fiend

b)

implore

c)

surcease

d)

countenance

4.

The raven was able to charm the speaker.

a)

pondered

b)

surcease

c)

beguiling

d)

countenance

5.

The speaker just wanted an ending to his sorrow.

a)

surcease

b)

beguiling

c)

stately

d)

undaunted

6.

The speaker begged the raven to leave.

a)

pondered

b)

surcease

c)

implore

d)

obeisance

7.

The speaker asked his question in earnest.

a)

entreating

b)

beguiling

c)

pallid

d)

fiend

8.

He wasn't sure if the raven was real or some sort of demon.

a)

lore

b)

pallid

c)

stately

d)

fiend

9.

The raven showed the speaker no respect, and flew right in the window.

a)

beguiling

b)

entreating

c)

obeisance

d)

implore

10.

The raven acted almost royal as he sat on the bust of Pallas.

a)

mien

b)

lore

c)

implore

d)

pondered

11.

The speaker read very rare and weird books, full of knowledge no one read anymore.

a)

fiend

b)

mien

c)

stately

d)

lore

12.

He became very pale as soon as the raven said "nevermore".

a)

surcease

b)

pallid

c)

lore

d)

mien

13.

The raven had confidence and was not discouraged.

a)

implore

b)

beguiling

c)

censer

d)

undaunted

14.

The raven would only say "nevermore."

a)

censer

b)

divining

c)

undaunted

d)

quoth

15.

The speaker smelled incense in the room but couldn't see where it was coming from.

a)

divining

b)

censer

c)

quoth

d)

undaunted

16.

The speaker tried to guess what the raven was doing there.

a)

divining

b)

censer

c)

quoth

d)

undaunted

17.

What is this allusion referring to?

A potion that allows the drinker to forget his or her suffering.

a)

Balm in Gilead

b)

Nepenthe

c)

Aidenn

18.

What is this allusion referring to?

A healing substance grown from a particular plant only in Gilead.

a)

Balm in Gilead

b)

Nepenthe

c)

Aidenn

19.

What is this allusion referring to?

Another word for the Garden of Eden

a)

Balm of Gilead

b)

Nepenthe

c)

Aidenn