The Fall of the House of Usher Quizzes

The Fall of the House of Usher Quiz 1

1 "Son coeur est un luth suspendu" means:
His mind is a hanging lute.

His heart is a hanging lute.

His mind is a lute that has stopped playing.

His heart is a lute that has stopped playing.
2 What is "the remarkable fact" concerning the Usher family?
It lies entirely in the direct line of descent.

Every member has gone insane.

It is originally from Romania.

It possesses royal blood.
3 "Shaking off from my spirit what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of
Usher's face."

the building."

Madeline's face."

the vault."
4 Why does the House of Usher remind the Narrator of "old wood-work"?
It is in crumbling condition and yet remarkably stable.

It is many centuries old.

It is remarkably delicate in the flourishes of its architecture.

It is brown in color.
5 "I rode over a short [ ] to the house."
road

bridge

hill

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

enduring branch"

work of charity"

lasting seed"
7 What drug does Usher's condition remind the Narrator of?
snuff

marijuana

opium

acid
8 "During the whole of a
dull, dark, and soundless day"

dreary afternoon"

feverish and cloudy evening"

dark and stormy night"
9 How do Usher and the Narrator know one another?
They were boyhood friends.

They are brothers.

They met during the war.

They have never met.
10 What is the name of the one woman in the story?
Ligeia

Nancy

Madeline

Caroline
11 What is the woman's relation to Roderick?
They are married.

They are cousins.

They are siblings.

No relation.
12 What is the name of Usher's improvised poem?
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted House

The Fallen Ruler

The Palace on the Hill
13 "In the monarch [ ]'s dominion"
Porphyrogene

Ethelred

Thought

Usher
14 What does porphyrogene mean?
insane

beautiful

of royal birth

stricken with a fatal disease
15 What happens in Usher's poem?
A woman is buried alive.

A knight fights a dragon.

An evil palace is saved by good forces.

A palace is invaded by evil.
16 What instrument does Usher play?
a piano

a guitar

a lute

a violin
17 Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Usher's condition?
aversion to most food

insomnia

acuteness of the senses

aversion to sunlight
18 What is the name of the book the Narrator reads to Usher?
The Haunted Palace

The Folly of Eldorado

The Haunted House

The Mad Trist
19 What is the name of the book's protagonist?
Arthur

Siegfried

Lancelot

Ethelred
20 Who is the villain of the book?
Grendel

A witch

A ghost

A dragon
21 To whom is the book attributed?
Sir Laurence Olivier

Sir Launcelot Canning

Sir Edmund de Mornay

Sir Deldemore Fahn
22 Define "prolixity":
speed

stench

long-windedness

proximity
23 What is the object of the hero's quest?
To get a shield.

To find his lost loved one.

To save his village.

To find the Holy Grail.
24 "who was by nature of a [ ] heart, and who was now mighty withal"
weak

doughty

resounding

tremulous
25 What is the subject of Usher's research?
music

ghosts

sentience

transmutation