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Quiz about The Cask of Amontillado by EA Poe

"The Cask of Amontillado" by E.A. Poe Quiz

This is one of my favorites by Poe. It's about a man bent on revenge because another man insulted him. He's a bit touchy. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by draculanut31. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
draculanut31

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,977

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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3973

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many injuries has the narrator 'permitted' from Fortunato? Hint

a thousand

a hundred thousand

a hundred

a million

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Question 2 of 10

2. Poe always liked to do things "at length". The same is true with the narrator in this story. He knows of Fortunato's weakness and uses it to his advantage. What is this weakness? Hint

his own ego

knowledge of Italy's history

knowledge of business

his wealth

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the narrator first saw Fortunato at the carnival, what was his condition? Hint

he had been in a fight

he was exhausted

he was drunk

he was terrified

4. As soon as the narrator sees Fortunato, he tells him that he has received "a pipe for what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts". Who does the narrator suggest that he is going to see to find out if the wine is genuine? Hint

Medina

Locke

Luchesi

Montresor

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Question 5 of 10

5. The narrator's vaults were very damp due to the fact that they were encrusted with what? Hint

nitre

nitrate

moss

dew

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the motto of the Montresor family? Hint

Abusis non tollit usum

Nemo me impune lacessit

Nemo liber est qui corpori servit

Parva leves capiunit animas

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Question 7 of 10

7. True or false: Montresor's vault was lined with human remains.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. As the two men were walking down into the vault, Montresor stated that the cask was in a cave at the end of the vault. Fortunato, we are aware, is still completely drunk. What does Montresor do to keep Fortunato in the cave of the vault? Hint

chains him to the wall

uses his dog as a guard

locks him in there

he doesn't need to lock up Fortunato, he is so drunk that he doesn't move

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many tiers (or rows) of stone did Montresor have to lay in order to wall Fortunato up in the cave? Hint

9 or 10

7 or 8

11 or 12

13 or 14

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Question 10 of 10

10. How long has it been that no one has disturbed Fortunato's bones? Hint

Half a century

Half a decade

A century

A decade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many injuries has the narrator 'permitted' from Fortunato?

Answer: a thousand

"A thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." This wasn't meant to be a trick question, honest! ;-) This is the first line of the story, and it is from here on that we learn exactly what Fortunato has done to insult the narrator and how he plans his revenge.

2. Poe always liked to do things "at length". The same is true with the narrator in this story. He knows of Fortunato's weakness and uses it to his advantage. What is this weakness?

Answer: his own ego

His "connoisseurship of wine", to be exact. Fortunato felt that he was the best wine taster in all of Italy, and the narrator already knows about this, so he plays on Fortunato's ego to get what he wants. We'll find out the results later.

3. When the narrator first saw Fortunato at the carnival, what was his condition?

Answer: he was drunk

He greeted the narrator "with excessive warmth" due to the fact that he was completely drunk. Now the narrator moves in with his plot for revenge!

Answer: Luchesi

"Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry" is Fortunato's annoyed response to the narrator's suggestion. Fortunato suggests that they go to the narrator's vaults and then he will be able to taste-test the Amontillado...or so he thinks.

5. The narrator's vaults were very damp due to the fact that they were encrusted with what?

Answer: nitre

Fortunato has a bit of a cold, and the narrator pretends to be kind in suggesting that he shouldn't go to the vaults due to the nitre. He knows that Fortunato will dismiss the cold as nothing, making it easier for the narrator to continue with his plan. This is exactly what happens. We Italians are a stubborn bunch, aren't we? :-D

6. What is the motto of the Montresor family?

Answer: Nemo me impune lacessit

"Nemo me impune lacessit" literally means "No one provokes me with impunity". That's quite fitting for the narrator's nature, don't you think so?

7. True or false: Montresor's vault was lined with human remains.

Answer: True

In the fashion of the great catacombs of Paris, Montresor's ancestors were buried (or not buried) in the vault along the wall. But some of the bones had been thrown down over time, and they wound up on the floor of the vault and stayed there.

Answer: chains him to the wall

This is the most suspenseful part of this story. Montresor, after chaining Fortunato to the wall, starts to wall him up in the cave...one row at a time. After a short time, Fortunato recovers enough from his drunkenness that he realizes what's going on.

9. How many tiers (or rows) of stone did Montresor have to lay in order to wall Fortunato up in the cave?

Answer: 11 or 12

From the wording, it is unclear whether the 11th tier was the final one, or whether there was another on top of it. All of the sudden Fortunato started laughing and saying it was an excellent jest. He suggested they now go, and Monstresor responded, "Yes, let us be gone." Then came the immortal words: "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MONTRESOR!" "Yes, for the love of GOD!" Fortunato finally got it - after all that time.

10. How long has it been that no one has disturbed Fortunato's bones?

Answer: Half a century

In pace requiescat! I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author draculanut31

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