
The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe
Quiz by Selma Veseljevic Jerkovic
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Why did Poe leave the University of Virginia after only one term?
Biographers often stipulate that Poe’s frequent return to the theme of ‘death of a beautiful woman’ reflects his mourning for:
Poe is a master of several different genres, but which is he is best known for?
What’s the last line of Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Raven"?
How old was Poe when his mother died of tuberculosis?
What poem made Poe nationally famous?
Which Poe's short story is considered the first modern detective story?
On October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found semiconscious and wearing someone else’s clothes in a tavern in Baltimore. He was admitted to a hospital and died days later.
In 1833 Edgar Allan Poe published his first literary piece, “MS. Found in a Bottle,” and won a $50 prize from a Baltimore weekly.
Guess the poem:
"It was many and many a year ago…"
Which of the following Poe stories begins with the words: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could…”?
Which of Poe’s poetic loves was chilled and killed by a wind that came out of a cloud sent by envious angels?
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” a figure appears at a ball dressed as the Red Death. What actual disease does this refer to?
In which story does the narrator lose his cool and confess to the police that he has just killed an old man?
What is the name of the woman who has been buried not quite dead in Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”?
Finish this Poe quote: "I wish I could write as mysterious as a ___."
In "The Fall of the House of Usher," the crack in the house and the eye-like windows are examples of:
In “The Black Cat,” what is the name of the narrator’s first cat?
Which rock 'n roll band mentions Edgar Allan Poe in one of their songs?
Which of these do annual awards called "The Edgars" in Edgar Allan Poe's honor recognize?