Poe’s Short Stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843) Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?

The Inquisition
The Protestant Reformation
The Congregation
The Knights Templar

2 of 5
What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?

A rat
An old bone
A stone
A dish

3 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what archetypal figure does the narrator discover painted on the ceiling of his prison?

The Pope
God
Time
The Devil

4 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator lures rats to chew through his restraints by smearing the straps with ___.

Meat
Water
Blood
Salt

5 of 5
At the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator is rescued by the army of which French general?

Lafayette
Lasalle
Napoleon
de Gaulle

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"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843) Quiz

1 of 5
The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?

2 of 5
What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?

3 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what archetypal figure does the narrator discover painted on the ceiling of his prison?

4 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator lures rats to chew through his restraints by smearing the straps with ___.

5 of 5
At the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator is rescued by the army of which French general?

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1 of 5 The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?

2 of 5 What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?

3 of 5 In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what archetypal figure does the narrator discover painted on the ceiling of his prison?

4 of 5 In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator lures rats to chew through his restraints by smearing the straps with ___.

5 of 5 At the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator is rescued by the army of which French general?

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1 of 5
The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?

2 of 5
What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?

3 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what archetypal figure does the narrator discover painted on the ceiling of his prison?

4 of 5
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator lures rats to chew through his restraints by smearing the straps with ___.

5 of 5
At the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator is rescued by the army of which French general?