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Edgar Allan Poe by Arthur Hobson Quinn
Contributed by: Dixon
  • 1. What year was Edgar Allan Poe born?
A) 1812
B) 1809
C) 1810
D) 1805
  • 2. Which poem is Poe best known for?
A) Annabel Lee
B) A Dream Within a Dream
C) The Raven
D) The Bells
  • 3. What work did Poe famously describe as a 'tale of ratiocination'?
A) The Murders in the Rue Morgue
B) The Tell-Tale Heart
C) The Fall of the House of Usher
D) The Black Cat
  • 4. Which story features a character's descent into madness after a murder?
A) The Tell-Tale Heart
B) The Pit and the Pendulum
C) William Wilson
D) The Cask of Amontillado
  • 5. What mood is prevalent in Poe's poetry?
A) Sarcastic
B) Joyful
C) Melancholy
D) Triumphant
  • 6. What year did Edgar Allan Poe die?
A) 1845
B) 1849
C) 1850
D) 1851
  • 7. In which city did Poe die?
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) Richmond
D) Baltimore
  • 8. What is the title of Poe's only complete novel?
A) The Haunting of Hill House
B) The Shadow of the Torturer
C) The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
D) Mysterious Island
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