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