"Tell-Tale Heart" Quiz
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- Q1What is the mood of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?Boring and mundaneSuspenseful and eerieRomantic and playfulJoyful and humorous30s
- Q2What is the central theme of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?Guilt and consciencePower and controlLove and passionFriendship and loyalty30s
- Q3What is the narrative point of view in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?Second personThird person limitedThird person omniscientFirst person30s
- Q4What is the main conflict in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?Man vs. SocietyMan vs. SupernaturalMan vs. HimselfMan vs. Nature30s
- Q5What is the setting of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?A prison cellA haunted houseAn old man's bedroomA bustling city street30s
- Q6What is the climax of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?The narrator kills the old manThe police arrive at the narrator's houseThe narrator hears the beating of the old man's heartThe narrator confesses to the murder30s
- Q7What is the unreliable narrator's motive (reason) for killing the old man in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?The old man's vulture-like eyeThe narrator's own insanityThe old man's wealthRevenge for a past wrong30s
- Q8What is the resolution of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?The narrator successfully hides the evidence and avoids suspicionThe narrator is caught and arrested by the policeThe narrator's guilt consumes him and he confesses to the crimeThe old man's ghost seeks revenge on the narrator30s
- Q9What is the tone of the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?RomanticHumorousOptimisticArrogant30s
- Q10What is the primary mood created in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?JoySuspenseSadnessComedy30s
- Q11What is the main difference between mood and tone?Mood is the overall meaning of a literary work, while tone is the author's perspective.Mood and tone are used interchangeably in literature.Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work, while tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject.Mood is the author's attitude toward the subject, while tone is the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work.30s
- Q12What genre is 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?Romantic comedyScience fictionGothic fictionHistorical drama30s
- Q13What is the definition of gothic horror?A genre of romance novels with passionate love affairs and emotional intensity.A genre of fiction characterized by a dark, eerie atmosphere and supernatural elements.A genre of science fiction with advanced technology and futuristic settings.A genre of crime fiction centered around detective investigations.30s
- Q14Which author is often considered the pioneer of gothic horror?Edgar Allan PoeCharles DickensP. LovecraftJane Austen30s
- Q15What does 'acuteness' mean in the context of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?sharpnessbraveryfriendlinessloneliness30s