WorksheetsThe Cask of Amontillado Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which word best describes the mood of Poe's story?
humorous
silly
serious
suspenseful
Which aspect of the carnival season is most important to Montresor's plan?
Hundreds of people attend the carnival events.
It is a time of wild madness and excess (partying).
People wear fantastic costumes in the streets.
People catch colds from the damp weather.
The narrator tells Fortunato, "I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price with out consulting you in the matter." To what in Fortunato is he appealing?
Fortunato's intelligence
Fortunato's ego
Fortunato's humble personality
Fortunato's sypmpathy
Why does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about the bad air in the vaults?
He is sincerely concerned for Fortunato's well-being.
He wants to make sure that Fortunato doesn't suspect his motives.
He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder.
He wants to warn Fortunato that his death is near.
According to the text, what was Fortunato's "weak point?"
He was fat.
He was silly.
He prided himself on his expert ability in judging wine.
He prided himself in his skill in gemmary.
The story takes place in
Amontillado during Carnival time.
the present right after Christmas.
America during Carnival time.
Italy during Carnival time.
At what time of day does Montresor encounter Fortunato?
dawn
midnight
midday
dusk
What is the climax of the story?
When Montresor pulls out the trowel
When Fortunato drinks the Medoc for his cough
When Fortunato gets tied up with the chain and padlock
When Montresor drops his torch into the tomb
What line is an example of "foreshadowing"?
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"
"I shall not die from a cough"
"In pace requiescat!"
Which line from the text is an example of a hyperbole?
"No one attacks me with impunity"
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"
"And I drink to your long life"
"Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"
Which of the following things makes Montresor an unreliable narrator?
Explaining how Fortunado has insulted him.
Letting Fortunado know how upset he is with him.
Never letting the readers know how Fortunado has insulted him.
Being rude to Fortunado from the very beginning of the story.
In "Cask of Amontillado," what are two themes of the story?
revenge and coming of age
addiction and friendship
dangers of pride and revenge
dangers of pride and humor
Which quotation from "The Cask of Amontillado" is an example of verbal irony?
"The man wore motley."
"I drink," Fortunato said, "to the buried that repose around us."
"And I to your long life." --Montresor
"The wine sparkled in his eyes and the bells jingled."
"A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained from, seemed to thrust me violently back."
What is the effect of the repetition of "Amontillado" throughout the short story?
It highlights the weakness of Fortunato leading to his demise.
It reinforces the idea that Fortunato loves all types of wines.
It conveys Fortunato's obsession with Monstresor's home.
It emphasizes Fortunato as a wine expert during Carnival.
What is the central idea of the short story?
A man kills his enemy accidentally
A man tries to forgive but discovers he cannot
A man gets revenge by exploiting his friend's flaw.
A man becomes obsessed with fining a type of wine.
Which quality best exemplifies Fortunato in the story?
Lucky
Heroic
Gullible
Peaceful
How does Fortunato's tone change in the following lines?
The voice said-- "Ha! ha! ha! --he! he! he! --a very good joke, indeed --an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo --he! he! he! --over our wine --he! he! he!"
"The Amontillado!" I said.
"He! he! he! --he! he! he! --yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
It shifts from calm to optimistic
It shifts from distraught to peaceful.
It shifts from uncertain to desperate.
It shifts from uninterested to distressed.
Which of the following lines illustrates situational irony?
“Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing.”
“And as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.”
“Enough…the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.”
"A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel"
Which of the following symbols is NOT important to the plot?
The trowel
The torch
Fortunato's clown hat
Montresor's family coat of arms
