Poe Background

Edgar Allan Poe wrote which of the following? (Select all that apply)

• Short stories

• Novels

• Poems

• Plays

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The first work that Poe tried to publish was called...

• The Raven

• Anabell Lee

• The Fall of the House of Usher

• Tamerlane

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Poe attended which of the following institutions?

• Harvard

• West Point

• Yale

• Cumberland University

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Much of what we know about Poe is false information.

• True

• False

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Poe's biological parents were traveling actors.

• True

• False

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After Poe's parents died, he became an orphan and lived off the streets.

• True

• False

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Poe's adoptive father tried to train him in the manner of

• Writing

• Accounting

• Business

• Editing

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After Poe moved back to Baltimore, his aunt, Maria Clemm adopted him.

• True

• False

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Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm

• True

• False

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Poe became a literary critic and was admired by many.

• True

• False

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