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by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher Quiz 1

1. "Son coeur est un luth suspendu" means:

  • His mind is a hanging lute.
  • His mind is a lute that has stopped playing.
  • His heart is a hanging lute.
  • His heart is a lute that has stopped playing.

2. What is "the remarkable fact" concerning the Usher family?

  • Every member has gone insane.
  • It lies entirely in the direct line of descent.
  • It possesses royal blood.
  • It is originally from Romania.

3. "Shaking off from my spirit what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of

  • Madeline's face."
  • Usher's face."
  • the building."
  • the vault."

4. Why does the House of Usher remind the Narrator of "old wood-work"?

  • It is many centuries old.
  • It is remarkably delicate in the flourishes of its architecture.
  • It is in crumbling condition and yet remarkably stable.
  • It is brown in color.

5. "I rode over a short [ ] to the house."

  • bridge
  • road
  • hill
  • causeway

6. "the Usher race, all time-honored as it was, had put forth, at no period, any

  • deep roots"
  • work of charity"
  • lasting seed"
  • enduring branch"

7. What drug does Usher's condition remind the Narrator of?

  • marijuana
  • acid
  • snuff
  • opium

8. "During the whole of a

  • dull, dark, and soundless day"
  • dreary afternoon"
  • dark and stormy night"
  • feverish and cloudy evening"

9. How do Usher and the Narrator know one another?

  • They are brothers.
  • They have never met.
  • They met during the war.
  • They were boyhood friends.

10. What is the name of the one woman in the story?

  • Madeline
  • Nancy
  • Caroline
  • Ligeia

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