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The Raven

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What does the speaker in “The Raven” feel when he first thinks that Lenore may be at his door?

a)

joy and passion

b)

terror and hope

c)

relief and pleasure

d)

confusion and melancholy

2.

He spoke in an ....................................... voice, and it was hard to refuse.

a)

entreating

b)

implore

c)

beguiling

d)

None of the above

3.

She .......................................... her parents not to send her away to a boarding school.

a)

entreated

b)

implored

c)

beguiling

d)

None of the above

4.

If someone can be described as beguiling, which of the following must be true?

a)

The person is boring.

b)

The person is athletic.

c)

The person is charming.

d)

The person is unpleasant.

5.

Which statement best describes the speaker in “The Raven”?

a)

The speaker is celebrating his great love.

b)

The speaker is suffering from the loss of his beloved.

c)

The speaker is fantasizing about love’s enormous potential.

d)

The speaker is recalling the many joys and sorrows of his life.

6.

What is the meaning of the prefix be-?

a)

to make

b)

to leave

c)

to oppose

d)

to separate

7.

Use your knowledge of the prefix be- to determine which sentence shows the correct use of belittle.

a)

Tonya is belittle compared to other family members.

b)

Irena is going to belittle a tiny snowball into a huge ice sculpture.

c)

If you belittle Joaquin’s favorite movie, he will be angry.

d)

Samuel is belittle in his opinion that all people should have equal rights.

8.

The word becalm is made up of the prefix be- plus the word calm. What has happened to a sailing ship that is becalmed? Choose based on your knowledge of the prefix be-.

a)

The ship is lost.

b)

The ship is not moving.

c)

The ship has been abandoned.

d)

The ship has sailed against a strong wind.

9.

  Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

a)

on the top lamp

b)

the mantle above the fireplace

c)

on the bookcase

d)

a bust of Pallas above the chamber door

10.

    The narrator in " The Raven" describes the raven as "ebony." What does "ebony" mean?

a)

strange or creepy

b)

Bad omen

c)

old

d)

dark black in color

11.

   In " The Raven", the raven "Perched upon a bust of Pallas". Who is Pallas?

a)

Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and Home

b)

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty

c)

Hera, Queen of the Gods

d)

Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War

12.

What does the Raven symbolize in the poem?

a)

Love

b)

Grief

c)

Time

d)

Death

13.

   Who does the narrator believe is at his chamber door in the first stanza?

a)

A raven

b)

Lenore

c)

The chambermaid

d)

A visitor

14.

  In the stanza from "The Raven," "unmerciful disaster" represents which type of figurative language.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

aliteration