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Gothic Lit and Edgar Allan Poe

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gothic characters are often in a clear state of mind.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, monsters, etc. are all examples

of this type of character.

(a)  

3.

What is the concept of an "evil twin" called?

a)

Duplication

b)

Double Facto

c)

Doppelganger

d)

This is not relevant in Gothic Literature

4.

Gothic Literature often features a(n) (a)   narrator.

5.

When are Gothic Literature texts often set?

a)

The future

b)

The present

c)

The past

6.

What are some examples of common locations in Gothic Literature texts?

4 lines
7.

This element is very important in Gothic Literature and can include things like a dark night, storms, rain, fog, and other similar conditions.

(a)  

8.

What is also known as "Gothic" besides literature?

a)

Architecture

b)

Artwork

c)

Science texts

d)

Certain wars

9.

Where did the term "Gothic" come from?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe invented it

b)

2000s pop punk bands

c)

We do not know

d)

A group of Germanic tribes seen as barbaric and savage

10.

What are some ideas or topics common in Gothic Literature texts?

4 lines
11.

The way a text makes an audience feel is called the (a)   .

12.

What are TWO common moods in Gothic Literature texts?

a)

Comical

b)

Suspenseful

c)

Mysterious

d)

Historical

13.

Who invented the detective story?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

14.

What did Poe believe a short story should contain?

a)

Every character should have a secret

b)

He only wrote poetry, not short stories

c)

A single unique effect and should be able to be read in one sitting

d)

There should be no more than two characters

15.

Whose masterpiece text is The Scarlet Letter?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathanial Hawthorne

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Washington Irving

e)

Herman Melville

16.

Whose masterpiece text is "The Raven"?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathanial Hawthorne

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Washington Irving

e)

Herman Melville

17.

Whose masterpiece text is Frankenstein?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathanial Hawthorne

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Washington Irving

e)

Herman Melville

18.

Whose masterpiece text is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathanial Hawthorne

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Washington Irving

e)

Herman Melville

19.

Whose masterpiece text is Moby Dick?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathanial Hawthorne

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Washington Irving

e)

Herman Melville

20.

One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like old castles, and old mansions.

a)

supernatural

b)

decaying

c)

isolation

d)

fear

21.

How is Gothic literature characterized?

a)

humorous characters, futuristic settings, and parody

b)

idealized settings, feminist characters, and a focus on stream of consciousness

c)

inspirational plots, reasonable characters, and ordinary situations

d)

grotesque characters, strange situations, and violent events

22.

Which of the following is a typical setting for a Gothic novel?

a)

A bustling city

b)

A futuristic space station

c)

An isolated castle

d)

A tropical island

23.

What is a typical mood found in Gothic literature?

a)

Joyful

b)

Melancholic

c)

Optimistic

d)

Comedic

24.

True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve wild and untamed natural settings.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of these examples would not likely be found in Gothic Literature

a)

Cursed objects

b)

Family curses

c)

Masks or disguises

d)

A robot

26.

What are some examples of loss of control that are often present in Gothic Literature?

4 lines
27.

What are some things within Edgar Allan Poe's life that may have inspired him to write the kinds of poems and short stories that he did?

4 lines
28.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

Adj. Sharp, severe, or intense

a)

Precipitous

b)

Sagacity

c)

Profound

d)

Acute

29.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

N. The act of taking risks

a)

Acute

b)

Audacity

c)

Vehemently

d)

Malady

30.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

Adj. Showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

a)

Precipitous

b)

Melancholy

c)

Malady

d)

Profound

31.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

N. A deep, sad feeling

a)

Melancholy

b)

Countenance

c)

Sufficient

d)

Implore

32.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

Adj. Describing a quantity that can fulfill a need without being abundant; being enough

a)

Sufficient

b)

Dilapidation

c)

Trepidation

d)

Malady

33.

Select the vocabulary word that matches this definition.

Adv. With energy and passion

a)

Fissure

b)

Ghastly

c)

Vehemently

d)

Melancholy

34.

The teacher asked us to behave with (a)   in class.

35.

The speaker views the raven as a (a)   , or someone who foretells the future.

36.

Synonyms include request, beg, or plead

(a)  

37.

The clown's ghastly ___________ gave me a fright.

a)

Decorum

b)

Acute

c)

Countenance

d)

Prophet

38.

Who is the main character in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

a)

An old man

b)

The police

c)

Lenore

d)

An unnamed narrator

39.

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man in, "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

a)

Because his "vulture's eye" bothers him

b)

Because he is rich

c)

No reason is given

d)

Because the old man is mean to him

40.

The beating heart under the floorboards in "The Tell-Tale Heart" can best be seen

as a symbol for what?

a)

There is no beating heart in this text

b)

The police's obsession with the truth

c)

The narrator's guilt

d)

The narrator's poor mental state

41.

How does the narrator build up to killing the old man?

a)

He watches him sleep for a series of nights

b)

He reads a book about how to murder old men

c)

He calls his mom and asks for his advice

d)

He talks to a raven who gives him advice

42.

What is the only word the raven says?

(a)  

43.

When do the events of "The Raven" take place?

a)

October

b)

November

c)

December

d)

January

44.

What is the definition of this literary term?

The repetition of same or similar consonant sounds at the

beginning of words that are close together [i.e. Sally sells

sea shells by the sea shore.]

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Symbol

45.

What is the definition of this literary term?

A person, a place, a thing, or an event that stands for

something more than itself

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Symbol

46.

What is the definition of this literary term?

Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Symbol

47.

What is the definition of this literary term?

A reference to someone or something known from history,

literature, religion, politics, sports, science, mythology, etc.

a)

Internal rhyme

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Symbol

48.

What is the name of the speaker's lost love in "The Raven"?

(a)  

49.

True or false: the raven leaves the narrator alone and leaves

at the end of "The Raven."

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What is the rhyme scheme of "The Raven"?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—

            Only this and nothing more.”

a)

ABCBBB

b)

ABBBCCC

c)

AABBCC

d)

ABCABC