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Poe’s Short Stories
âThe Pit and the Pendulumâ (1843) Quick Quiz
Poe’s Short Stories
by:
Edgar Allan Poe
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
Characters
Character List
Roderick Usher
C. Auguste Dupin
William Wilson
Lady Ligeia
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Important Quotations Explained
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
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“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843) 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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Roderick Usher: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
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MAIN IDEAS
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