Pit and the Pendulum Quiz
Authored by Marissa Jadrosich-Forget
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
During what historical time period does "The Pit and the Pendulum" take place?
The French Revolution
The American Revolution
The Spanish Inquisition
WWI
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which is the best explanation for why the reader never learns what the narrator did to end up in jail?
to show the unfairness of the law during that time period
to show that people can feel guilty about things they didn't do
to show that torture is wrong
to show that life is mysterious
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why is the protagonist so terrified when he first wakes up in his cell?
He had fainted when he received his death sentence.
He immediately sees the pendulum.
He misses his family.
He is repenting for his crimes.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How does the protagonist determine the depth of the pit?
He hears water running beneath the pit and figures out how far away it is.
He sees skeletons far down at the bottom and estimates the depth based on their size.
He measures the depth by throwing a rope down until it hits the bottom.
He infers the depth by dropping a stone and listening to it drop.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following moves like a pendulum?
a yoyo going up and down
a swing on a swing set
a spinning carousel
a fish swimming through water
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What effect does the slow drop of the pendulum have in the story?
It shows that the jailers didn't know how to make a faster pendulum.
It heightens the tension of the situation.
It helps to make the story longer.
It shows that the protagonist is indeed guilty.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The protagonist's solution to free himself from the knots shows that he is ________.
foolish
extroverted
clever
anxious
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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