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Quiz about I Know Poe
Quiz about I Know Poe

I Know Poe! Trivia Quiz


I think of Edgar Allan Poe as a night writer. I feel that he must have written mainly in the dead of night. And he is best read at night, too. Take this quiz and see how much you know about Poe.

A multiple-choice quiz by qtmelba. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
qtmelba
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
33,236
Updated
Jul 28 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2947
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (7/10), Guest 173 (6/10), Guest 181 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and in what year? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Edgar Allan Poe's genius was more widely acknowledged in _________. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which story begins with the following: 'True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?...? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According to one of his poems, who lived in a kingdom by the sea? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which was one of his earliest science-fiction tales? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was Edgar Allan Poe's first book titled? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'Nevermore' is famous for which of his pieces? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Edgar Allan Poe married 13 year old, Virginia Clemm, who was __________. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'There could be no doubt of the design of my tormentors -oh! most unrelenting! oh! most demoniac of men! I shrank from the glowing metal to the center of the cell.' Where can you read this line?

Answer: (5 Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. When and where did Edgar Allan Poe die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and in what year?

Answer: Boston, 1809

During his brief lifetime, he perfected a new literary form - the detective story and the tale of terror.
2. Edgar Allan Poe's genius was more widely acknowledged in _________.

Answer: France

However, at the time of his death he had become one of the most famous writers in the United States.
3. Which story begins with the following: 'True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?...?

Answer: The Tell-Tale Heart

4. According to one of his poems, who lived in a kingdom by the sea?

Answer: Annabel Lee

5. Which was one of his earliest science-fiction tales?

Answer: The Balloon-Hoax

6. What was Edgar Allan Poe's first book titled?

Answer: Tamerlane and Other Poems

At the age of 18, Poe ran away to Boston where he published this book. That same year he joined the Army.
7. 'Nevermore' is famous for which of his pieces?

Answer: The Raven

Some people believe that 'The Raven' was a poem written for his wife, Virginia Clemm, who was suffering from a disease that would eventually take her life in 1847.
8. Edgar Allan Poe married 13 year old, Virginia Clemm, who was __________.

Answer: his cousin

After her death, he became engaged to widow Elmira Shelton, his boyhood sweetheart. They never married.
9. 'There could be no doubt of the design of my tormentors -oh! most unrelenting! oh! most demoniac of men! I shrank from the glowing metal to the center of the cell.' Where can you read this line?

Answer: The Pit and the Pendulum

10. When and where did Edgar Allan Poe die?

Answer: Baltimore, 1849

Source: Author qtmelba

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