The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe Trivia Questions

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  1. This American author penned the famous poem featuring a bird that repeats "Nevermore."

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • Herman Melville
    • Washington Irving
  2. This woman named Lenore is mourned by the narrator in Poe's "The Raven."

    Difficulty: Medium
    • His mother
    • His lost love
    • His sister
    • His daughter
  3. This literary term, coined by Poe's devotee T.S. Eliot, describes an external object that evokes a particular emotion.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Pathetic fallacy
    • Objective correlative
    • Subjective imagery
    • Emotional symbol
  4. This dark bird sits upon a bust of Pallas in Poe's most celebrated poem.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Crow
    • Owl
    • Raven
    • Vulture
  5. This prince's attempts to escape death through isolation are futile in Poe's allegorical tale of mortality.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Prince Hamlet
    • Prince Roderick
    • Prince Leopold
    • Prince Prospero
  6. This form of logic, where analysis proceeds from observed details to hidden causes, characterizes Dupin's detective method.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Induction
    • Deduction
    • Syllogistic reasoning
    • Ratiocination
  7. This one-word response is the only thing the raven says throughout Poe's famous poem.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Forever
    • Nevermore
    • Nothing
    • Remember
  8. This literary magazine, where Poe served as editor and dramatically increased circulation, was based in Richmond, Virginia.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Graham's Magazine
    • Southern Literary Messenger
    • Broadway Journal
    • Burton's Gentleman's Magazine

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