Poe Quiz Review English 11

What is suspense in literature?

• When an author uses a cliffhanger at the end of their story.

• A tool that builds tension; can be achieved through various elements.

• A story that is similar to the horror genre; it makes readers scared and sometimes confused.

• An author’s tool used in all literature, even with informative and formal texts.

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Edgar Allan Poe is known as the Master of the ________________ genre.

• Horror

• Fantasy

• Romance

• Comedy

• Suspense

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Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem is:

• Where the Sidewalk Ends

• Annabel Lee

• The Raven

• Tell Tale Heart

In Masque of the Red Death, Prince Prospero invites a thousand friends into his castle to avoid what?

• The Bubonic Plague

• COVID - 19

• The Red Death

• World War 1

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Which of the following quotes best shows how the imagery develops the supernatural atmosphere of The Raven?

• Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December (Line 7)

• Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before. (Lines 31-32)

• Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; / Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking / Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — (Lines 68-70)

• And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting / On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; / And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, / And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor (Lines 103-106).

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In The Raven, how do the allusions (references) made to Pluto (god of the underworld) and Pallas (goddess of war) help inform us about the character of the raven?

• These allusions make the raven seem otherworldly and inform his symbolic nature as a possible messenger from the afterlife.

• These allusions imply that the raven is far more powerful than it at first seems and it is there to cast judgment on the speaker.

• These allusions contribute to the raven's characterization as the speaker's punishment, as classical gods were often seen as cruel and petty.

• These allusions remind the reader that the speaker is mentally unbalanced and mistaking a raven for a god.

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The reader knows Montresor despises Fortunato and is luring him into the catacombs for a dark reason. What is this type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Cosmic Irony

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Fortunato says, “I shall not die of a cough,” what type of irony is demonstrated?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Cosmic Irony

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In Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe, what is the main theme of the excerpt?

• Joy and celebration

• Isolation and reflection

• Adventure and exploration

• Love and companionship

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In Spirits of the Dead, what does the “gray tombstone” symbolize?

• Wealth

• Death

• Freedom

• Knowledge

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