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The Cask of Amontillado Terms Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large wooden barrel, typically used for wine

a)

cask

b)

preclude

c)

fetter

d)

sconce

2.

a wine from Spain; a pale kind of sherry

a)

Redress

b)

Connoisseur

c)

Amontillado

d)

Tier

3.

to get revenge for; to punish an injuring party or wrongdoer

a)

allude

b)

abscond

c)

accost

d)

avenge

4.

to prevent; to hinder, block or impede

a)

include

b)

preclude

c)

allude

d)

azure

5.

freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

a)

imposture

b)

redress

c)

retribution

d)

impunity

6.

to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request

a)

accost

b)

hearken

c)

fetter

d)

vintage

7.

 to depart secretly; withdraw and hide oneself

a)

arrest

b)

accost

c)

abscond

d)

attest

8.

to make gestures especially while speaking, for emphasis

a)

impunity

b)

gesticulate

c)

grotesque

d)

rampant

9.

encircle; define the boundaries of

a)

imposture

b)

recompense

c)

redress

d)

circumscribe

10.

 to restrict the freedom of with chains; (noun) a chain or shackle for the ankles

a)

fetter

b)

niche

c)

recoil

d)

redress

11.

to shrink back, as in fear or extreme dislike; to spring back, as in firing a gun or jumping on a trampoline.

a)

niche

b)

redress

c)

recoil

d)

trowel

12.

to listen attentively

a)

hearken

b)

implore

c)

accost

d)

abscond

13.

a level on a series of rows

a)

sconce

b)

trowel

c)

orb

d)

tier

14.

a torch, candle or light holder attached to a wall

a)

virtuoso

b)

vintage

c)

sconce

d)

rampant

15.

a highly skilled artistic person

a)

rampant

b)

vintage

c)

virtuoso

d)

sconce

16.

menacing wildness

a)

reflect

b)

recoil

c)

redress

d)

rampant

17.

old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance or quality.

a)

vintage

b)

azure

c)

rampant

d)

virtuoso

18.

a bright blue color

a)

rampant

b)

niche

c)

azure

d)

vintage

19.

a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

a)

Connisseur

b)

imposture

20.

fraud; trickery; deception under a false or assumed character

a)

Connoisseur

b)

Imposture

21.

the act of resting or the state of being at rest

a)

grotesque

b)

repose

22.

abnormal and hideous; distorted and unnatural in shape or size

a)

grotesque

b)

repose

23.

end or limit of something; conclusion

a)

termination

b)

niche

24.

to beg for urgently; beseech

a)

implore

b)

niche