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Pop Quiz: All About the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

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1.

In 1846, Poe wrote a short story titled, "The Fall of the House of...?"

The Duc De l'Omlette
Eleonora
Usher

2.

"The Pit and the Pendulum" is written about what?

The Spanish Inquisition
The Jacobite Rebellion
Clockmaking

3.

In 1841, Poe wrote the first detective story. It was titled "The Murders in the...."

Oblong Box
Rue Morgue
Red Death

4.

What, exactly, is it that the Raven quoth in Poe's 1845 poem?

Lenore
The Door
Nevermore

5.

In 1850, Poe wrote "The Imp of the Perverse." It refers to the desire to do what when standing at the edge of a precipice?

Swoon
Back Away
Jump

6.

In which Poe short story is the mad protagonist driven by the thump-thumping of a heart to dig up the body of his victim?

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Masque of the Red Death
The Bells

7.

One of Poe's most famous short stories concerns an animal. What's the title of the story?

The Black Cat
The Black Dog
The Black Horse