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Quiz about Edgar Allan Poe Tales and Poems

Edgar Allan Poe: Tales and Poems Quiz

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the greatest authors America has to show. Let's see if you know him best.

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

Author
Latrodectus

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,809

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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661

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Finish this Edgar Allan Poe poem. "Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a _______"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which tale takes place in Germany and is about an "evil" horse? Hint

Mystification

Metzengerstien

The Man That Was Used Up

A Descent into the Maelstrom

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Question 3 of 10

3. In The poem "For Annie" what is "'the crisis, the danger' that has passed; the 'lingering illness' that's over at last"? Hint

dying

hate

love

living

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which darkly humorous Edgar Allan Poe tale is the ironic journey of a man who doesn't believe in strange yet humorous accidents? Hint

Imp of the Perverse

Angel of The Odd - An Extravaganza

The Landscape Garden

Four Beasts in One

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the poem "The Raven" what is the color of "the silken sad uncertain rustling" curtain? Hint

red

blue

black

purple

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Ah, broken is the golden bowl! The spirit flown for ever!" is the first line to which poem? Hint

To Helen

The Raven

Lenore

A Valentine

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the tale "The Masque of the Red Death" what is the intruder's costume at the masquerade ball? Hint

A hooded figure in a red cloak

A bleeding ghost of the Red Death

A mummy of death

A corpse dead from the Red Death

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which tale is about a jealous man bricking up one of his friends alive? Hint

The Fall of the House of Usher

Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Cask of Amontillado

The Premature Burial

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Black Cat" whom does the narrator kill and then attempt to conceal? Hint

His wife

His sister

The black cat

His mother

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish this quote: "But the skies that angel trod, /Where deep thoughts are a duty /Where Love's a _______
____" Hint

Houri glances

Playful dog

A star

Grown-up God

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Finish this Edgar Allan Poe poem. "Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a _______"

Answer: Dream

The last line of this poem is also the title of the poem.

2. Which tale takes place in Germany and is about an "evil" horse?

Answer: Metzengerstien

"Metzengerstien" was one of the first short stories ever published by Poe. It is a tale about two rich dueling families and one day one of the families' stables burn to the ground. That night the other family finds a strong horse with the other families' initials branded on it. But the horse belongs to no one and eventually controls its riders.

3. In The poem "For Annie" what is "'the crisis, the danger' that has passed; the 'lingering illness' that's over at last"?

Answer: living

"Thank Heaven! The crisis,
The danger, is past
And the lingering illness
Is over at last-
And the fever called "Living"
Is conquered at last." - This is the first stanza of the poem "For Anne".

4. Which darkly humorous Edgar Allan Poe tale is the ironic journey of a man who doesn't believe in strange yet humorous accidents?

Answer: Angel of The Odd - An Extravaganza

"Angel of The Odd" is one of my absolute favorite Edgar Allan Poe tales.

5. In the poem "The Raven" what is the color of "the silken sad uncertain rustling" curtain?

Answer: purple

"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of
Each purple curtain
Thrilled me-filled me with fantastic
Terrors never felt before"

6. "Ah, broken is the golden bowl! The spirit flown for ever!" is the first line to which poem?

Answer: Lenore

The poem is a beautiful one of death as so many Poe poems are.

7. In the tale "The Masque of the Red Death" what is the intruder's costume at the masquerade ball?

Answer: A corpse dead from the Red Death

"The mask which concealed the visage was made so nearly to look like a corpse... but the mummer had gone so far as to assume the type of the Red Death."

8. Which tale is about a jealous man bricking up one of his friends alive?

Answer: The Cask of Amontillado

"I forced the last stone into position; I plastered it up. Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them." I actually performed this tale with a friend in a speech festival.

9. In "The Black Cat" whom does the narrator kill and then attempt to conceal?

Answer: His wife

His wife attempted to stop him from killing her cat with an axe. He became so enraged he sent his axe into her skull.

10. Finish this quote: "But the skies that angel trod, /Where deep thoughts are a duty /Where Love's a _______ ____"

Answer: Grown-up God

"Where Love's a grown-up God-
Where the Houri glances are
Imbued with all the beauty
Which we worship in a star." Taken from the poem Israfel.

Source: Author Latrodectus

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