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I Know Poe! Trivia Quiz

I think of Edgar Allan Poe as a night writer. I feel that he must have written mainly in the dead of night. And he is best read at night, too. Take this quiz and see how much you know about Poe.

A multiple-choice quiz by qtmelba. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
qtmelba

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,236

Updated
Jul 28 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2939

Last 3 plays: Guest 161 (5/10), mulligas (6/10), Guest 208 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and in what year? Hint

Baltimore, 1850

Baltimore, 1809

Boston, 1809

Boston, 1850

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Question 2 of 10

2. Edgar Allan Poe's genius was more widely acknowledged in _________. Hint

the United States

Mexico

Japan

France

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which story begins with the following: 'True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?...? Hint

The Premature Burial

The Black Cat

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to one of his poems, who lived in a kingdom by the sea? Hint

Lady Madeline

Sarah Lee

Annabel Lee

Lady Usher

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which was one of his earliest science-fiction tales? Hint

The Gold-Bug

The Cask of Amontillado

The Balloon-Hoax

The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Edgar Allan Poe's first book titled? Hint

Messenger

Tales of Grotesque and Arabesque

Tamerlane and Other Poems

The MS. Found in a Bottle

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Nevermore' is famous for which of his pieces? Hint

The Raven

The Bells

To Helen

Annabel Lee

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Question 8 of 10

8. Edgar Allan Poe married 13 year old, Virginia Clemm, who was __________. Hint

his step-father's daughter

his niece

his cousin

his godfather's daughter

9. 'There could be no doubt of the design of my tormentors -oh! most unrelenting! oh! most demoniac of men! I shrank from the glowing metal to the center of the cell.' Where can you read this line?

Answer: (5 Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. When and where did Edgar Allan Poe die? Hint

Maryland, 1846

Maryland, 1901

Baltimore, 1849

Boston, 1901

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Mar 22 2024 : Guest 161: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and in what year?

Answer: Boston, 1809

During his brief lifetime, he perfected a new literary form - the detective story and the tale of terror.

2. Edgar Allan Poe's genius was more widely acknowledged in _________.

Answer: France

However, at the time of his death he had become one of the most famous writers in the United States.

3. Which story begins with the following: 'True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?...?

Answer: The Tell-Tale Heart

4. According to one of his poems, who lived in a kingdom by the sea?

Answer: Annabel Lee

5. Which was one of his earliest science-fiction tales?

Answer: The Balloon-Hoax

6. What was Edgar Allan Poe's first book titled?

Answer: Tamerlane and Other Poems

At the age of 18, Poe ran away to Boston where he published this book. That same year he joined the Army.

7. 'Nevermore' is famous for which of his pieces?

Answer: The Raven

Some people believe that 'The Raven' was a poem written for his wife, Virginia Clemm, who was suffering from a disease that would eventually take her life in 1847.

8. Edgar Allan Poe married 13 year old, Virginia Clemm, who was __________.

Answer: his cousin

After her death, he became engaged to widow Elmira Shelton, his boyhood sweetheart. They never married.

Answer: The Pit and the Pendulum

10. When and where did Edgar Allan Poe die?

Answer: Baltimore, 1849

Source: Author qtmelba

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