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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy wasn't it unusual that people were drinking and having a good time in the streets during the story?It was Mardi GrasIt was ChristmasIt was after the SuperbowlIt was during Carnival
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the setting of The Cask of Amontillado?
Fortunato's family catacombs in Italy near a local carnival.
Montressor's family catacombs in Italy during Carnival.
An underground tunnel near Cape Canaveral.
Montressor's Carnival near Fortunato's family catacombs.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Amontillado is a type of...
Armadillo
Cask
Pipe
Wine
- 4. Multiple ChoiceFortunato is supposed to be an expert on wine. What is another word for expert, as used in the story?connoisseurexperatovirtuosoprofessional
- 5. Multiple ChoiceFortunato's health is being affected by the general environment that Montressor is guiding him through. What, in particular, is affecting his cough?FlambeauxRheumMedocNiter
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAfter Montressor invites Fortunato to examine the Amontillado in the niche, what happens?A small scuffle ensues and Fortunato is cut by the trowel.Fortunato tastes the Amontillado and insults Montressor again by calling him a fool.Montressor hits Fortunato over the head with a bottle of wine and knocks him out.Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall before he has a chance to respond
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOnce Fortunato realizes the gravity of his situation, he loudly rattles his chains. How does Montressor respond?He stops his masonry work to enjoy the sounds of Fortunato's suffereing.He works even faster because he "regerets" his actions.He rattles his own chains even more loudly than Fortunato.He offers Fortunato some Medoc to help ease his suffering.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMontressor echos Fortunato's cries for help. "I replied to the yells of him who clamored. I re-echoed - I aided - I surpassed them in volume and in strength." Why?To show Fortunato that he also understood his suffereing.To beat him in a screaming contest.Montressor thought it was funny to see Fortunato suffer.To show Fortunato that his fate was final. Nobody would come to help.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Fortunato go to the vault?To seek revenge against MontresorTo prove he knows wineTo find peace and quietTo attend a meeting
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase best describes the theme of the story?Friendship is valuableBe careful who you insultAvoid attending parties when illDon't follow people into a dark cave, even for wine
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado"?LuchesiMontresorFortunatoAmontillado
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main conflict of the story?Montresor vs. HimselfMontresor vs. FortunatoMontresor vs. LuchesiMontresor Vs. Society
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMost of the setting of the story takes place...at the carnivalin Fortunato's palazzoin the catacombsnext to Luchesi's home
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Fortunato go to the catacomb (crypt) with Montressor?To seek revenge against Montresor.To prove he knows wine.To find peace and quiet.To attend a meeting of the Masons.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat miscommunication happened between Montresor and Fortunato?Confusing wine with other alcoholConfusing masons (the bricklayers) with Masons (the secret society)Confusing niter with other chemicalsConfusing Luchesi with another wine expert
- 16. Multiple ChoicePoe got the idea for this story when his friends did the same thing to a man in the army.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMontressor planned on getting revenge on Fortunato, but had to wait until the time was right.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Story Behind the Cask of Amontillado is similar to The Cask of Amontillado because...They both deal with revenge.They both have men being bricked up and left for dead.They both deal with tricking someone.ALL OF THE ABOVE
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEdgar Allan Poe researched the story of a lieutenant's death after he saw his tombstone. This is how he came up with the idea for "A Cask of Amontillado."TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceEdgar Allan Poe researched how certain wines can affect people and wanted to get revenge on his stepfather. This was how he came up with the story "A Cask of Amontillado."TrueFalse
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