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Metzengerstein to Usher
Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Terror · Edgar Allan Poe
Metzengerstein to Usher Quiz
Metzengerstein (1832), Berenice (1835), Ligeia (1838) and The Fall of the House of Usher (1839).
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Q1
of 10
Where is "Metzengerstein" set?
A
Scotland
B
Venice
C
Boston
D
Hungary
Q2
of 10
What does the young Baron Metzengerstein become obsessed with?
A
A mysterious fiery horse
B
A painting of his mother
C
A raven in his library
D
A ring found in the moat
Q3
of 10
What is the name of the narrator of "Berenice"?
A
Roderick
B
Egæus
C
Montresor
D
Prospero
Q4
of 10
What feature of Berenice becomes Egæus's terrible obsession?
A
Her teeth
B
Her eyes
C
Her hair
D
Her voice
Q5
of 10
Where did the narrator of "Ligeia" first meet her?
A
In an old city near the Rhine
B
At a ball in fashionable Paris
C
On a ship crossing the ocean
D
In a Boston bookshop at dusk
Q6
of 10
Whom does the narrator marry after Ligeia dies?
A
The Lady Madeline
B
The Lady Berenice
C
The Lady Rowena
D
Annabel Lee
Q7
of 10
Which poem appears inside "Ligeia"?
A
The Haunted Palace
B
Annabel Lee
C
The City in the Sea
D
The Conqueror Worm
Q8
of 10
What happens to Rowena's body at the end of "Ligeia"?
A
It turns slowly to dust and ash
B
It vanishes from the bridal chamber
C
It rises with Ligeia's black eyes
D
It is carried off by a black horse
Q9
of 10
Which old romance does the narrator read to Roderick Usher?
A
The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole
B
The Mad Trist of Sir Launcelot Canning
C
The Mysteries of Udolpho, volume one
D
The Ballad of Alonzo the Brave
Q10
of 10
How does "The Fall of the House of Usher" end?
A
The narrator burns the house down
B
The house splits and sinks into the tarn
C
Roderick and Madeline flee together
D
The house is sold to strangers from Boston