#1
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
January 19, 1809
February 29, 1808
December 25, 1810
March 17, 1807
#2
Which of the following is not a work by Edgar Allan Poe?
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Raven
The Fall of the House of Usher
#3
What was the profession of Edgar Allan Poe's adoptive father?
Lawyer
Doctor
Merchant
Soldier
#4
Which magazine did Poe work for as an editor?
Harper's Magazine
The Atlantic Monthly
The Saturday Evening Post
The Southern Literary Messenger
#5
Which of Poe's works is considered one of the earliest examples of detective fiction?
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Black Cat
The Pit and the Pendulum
#6
What was the name of Edgar Allan Poe's wife?
Emily Dickinson
Virginia Clemm
Charlotte Brontë
Mary Shelley
#7
In which city did Poe die?
Philadelphia
New York City
Baltimore
Boston
#8
What is the name of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem about a bird?
The Crow
The Hawk
The Raven
The Sparrow
#9
What is the title of Edgar Allan Poe's only novel?
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The House of Usher
The Cask of Amontillado
The Masque of the Red Death
#10
Which of the following poets was a significant influence on Poe's work?
Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman
Robert Frost
Lord Byron
#11
Which literary device does Poe often use to create a sense of fear or suspense in his works?
Irony
Foreshadowing
Pathetic fallacy
Alliteration
#12
In which poem does Poe describe a man's descent into madness after killing a black cat?
The Raven
Annabel Lee
The Black Cat
Lenore
#13
Which literary genre is Poe often credited with inventing?
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Gothic Fiction
Romance
#14
Which of these quotes is attributed to Edgar Allan Poe?
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
"We loved with a love that was more than love."
#15
Which of the following is not a common theme in Poe's works?
Death
Love
Madness
Isolation
#16
What is the title of Poe's essay in which he discusses the writing of 'The Raven'?
The Philosophy of Composition
The Poetic Principle
The Literary Life of Thingum Bob
The Power of Words
#17
What is the name of the protagonist in Poe's story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Montresor
Roderick Usher
Fortunato
The Narrator is unnamed