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Poe's The Black Cat Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains ten multiple choice questions over the Edgar Allan Poe story, 'The Black Cat.'

A multiple-choice quiz by BIA. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BIA

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,117

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2191

Last 3 plays: Guest 96 (2/10), Guest 107 (3/10), Guest 71 (9/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Out of all the different kinds of animals, what kind of animal did the narrator and his wife NOT have? Hint

A dog

A rat

A goldfish

A rabbit

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Question 2 of 10

2. What animal did the narrator cut the eye out of? Hint

The dog

The rabbit

The rat

The cat

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was specifically caught on fire in the story? Hint

The narrator's wife

The rug

The curtains

The narrator's coat

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who or what had the narrator hanged in the garden? Hint

The cat

The rabbit

The dog

The narrator's wife

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did the narrator's eye fall upon in his gaze around his den? Hint

A note from his wife to him about an affair she had

A ghost of his wife

A cat

A figure moving through the room

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was weird about the new cat? Hint

The missing tail

The missing leg

The missing eye

The missing tooth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who or what did the narrator kill with the axe? Hint

His rabbit

His cat

His wife

His dog

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did the narrator put the person or thing that he killed with the axe? Hint

The wall in the den

The wall in the cellar

The well

The sewer

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Question 9 of 10

9. What other Poe story is this story similar to? Hint

The Purloined Letter

The Masque of the Red Death

The Gold Bug

The Tell-Tale Heart

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened at the end? Hint

The police smelled something

A noise was heard

The narrator confessed

A white cat came in, led the police to the wall

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Most Recent Scores

Oct 30 2024 : Guest 96: 2/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 107: 3/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 107: 3/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 75: 4/10
Oct 17 2024 : Guest 98: 3/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 151: 8/10
Oct 11 2024 : Guest 168: 3/10
Oct 10 2024 : pfryguy: 6/10

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