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THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

Quiz by ANN LILIBETH NOVOA TORRES

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  • Q1
    The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?
    The Protestant Reformation
    Army
    The Congregation
    The Inquisition
    60s
  • Q2
    How did the narrator describe the walls at the beginning of the story?
    warm
    Smooth, slimy and cold
    dark
    hot
    60s
  • Q3
    What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?
    A stone
    A bone
    A rat
    A rope
    60s
  • Q4
    In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what sign does the narrator discover painted on the ceiling of his prison?
    Time
    Pope
    Devil
    God
    60s
  • Q5
    In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the prisoner rubbed the straps with ___.
    salt
    blood
    bread
    meat
    60s
  • Q6
    Where was the prison located?
    Church
    Toledo
    France
    60s
  • Q7
    What was Poe's technique to narrate the story?
    First person
    The Unreliable Narrator
    Reliable narrator
    60s
  • Q8
    Which element of torture does the narrator encounter last in “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
    A deep pit
    Hungry rats
    Hot walls
    A sharp pendulum
    60s
  • Q9
    Who saved the prisoner in “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
    General Lasalle
    General George Washington
    General Patton
    60s
  • Q10
    What kind of figures were painted on the walls?
    Rats figures
    frightening figures
    judges
    60s

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