Edgar Allan Poe and his Literary Legacy Quiz

Test your knowledge of Edgar Allan Poe with this quiz. Questions cover Poe's life, works, and literary themes. How well do you know this master of macabre?

#1

What is the title of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem about a talking bird?

The Raven
Annabel Lee
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Fall of the House of Usher
#2

In which city was Edgar Allan Poe born?

New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
#3

In which year did Edgar Allan Poe die?

1839
1849
1859
1869
#4

What is the name of the protagonist in Poe's short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Montresor
Fortunato
Roderick Usher
Unnamed
#5

Which of Edgar Allan Poe's works is considered one of the earliest examples of detective fiction?

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Cask of Amontillado
#6

What was the profession of the protagonist in Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'?

Doctor
Painter
Writer
Architect
#7

Which of the following genres is Edgar Allan Poe often associated with?

Romance
Science Fiction
Gothic Fiction
Historical Fiction
#8

What is the title of Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel?

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
#9

Which of the following is not a common theme in Edgar Allan Poe's works?

Love
Death
Madness
Isolation
#10

What is the name of the mysterious disease that afflicts the protagonist in Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death'?

Cholera
Smallpox
Consumption
The Red Death
#11

In 'The Raven,' what does the raven repeatedly say?

Nevermore
Forevermore
Evermore
Lenore
#12

Which of Poe's poems features the line 'Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore'''?

Annabel Lee
The Raven
Ulalume
To Helen
#13

Which literary device is frequently used by Edgar Allan Poe to create a haunting atmosphere in his stories?

Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Imagery
#14

Which poem by Poe features a narrator lamenting the death of a beautiful woman named Lenore?

The Raven
Annabel Lee
Ulalume
The Sleeper
#15

What is the name of the ship in Poe's novel 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?

The Pequod
The Hispaniola
The Grampus
The Marie Celeste
#16

In Poe's poem 'Annabel Lee,' where does the narrator and Annabel Lee live?

By the sea
In the mountains
In a valley
In a castle
#17

What is the name of the protagonist's friend who narrates the story in Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado'?

Fortunato
Montresor
Luchesi
Dante

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