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 heart is a hanging lute.

His mind is a lute that has stopped playing.

His mind is a hanging lute.

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.

It is originally from Romania.

It possesses royal blood.

Every member has gone insane.
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."

the vault."

Madeline's face."
4 Why does the House of Usher remind the Narrator of "old wood-work"?
It is brown in color.

It is many centuries old.

It is in crumbling condition and yet remarkably stable.

It is remarkably delicate in the flourishes of its architecture.
5 "I rode over a short [ ] to the house."
hill

bridge

road

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

deep roots"

enduring branch"

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

snuff

acid

marijuana
8 "During the whole of a
dark and stormy night"

dull, dark, and soundless day"

dreary afternoon"

feverish and cloudy evening"
9 How do Usher and the Narrator know one another?
They met during the war.

They are brothers.

They have never met.

They were boyhood friends.
10 What is the name of the one woman in the story?
Nancy

Madeline

Caroline

Ligeia
11 What is the woman's relation to Roderick?
They are siblings.

No relation.

They are married.

They are cousins.
12 What is the name of Usher's improvised poem?
The Palace on the Hill

The Haunted Palace

The Haunted House

The Fallen Ruler
13 "In the monarch [ ]'s dominion"
Porphyrogene

Usher

Ethelred

Thought
14 What does porphyrogene mean?
beautiful

insane

of royal birth

stricken with a fatal disease
15 What happens in Usher's poem?
A knight fights a dragon.

A woman is buried alive.

An evil palace is saved by good forces.

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

a lute

a piano

a violin
17 Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Usher's condition?
acuteness of the senses

aversion to most food

insomnia

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

The Haunted House

The Folly of Eldorado

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

Arthur

Siegfried

Lancelot
20 Who is the villain of the book?
A witch

Grendel

A dragon

A ghost
21 To whom is the book attributed?
Sir Deldemore Fahn

Sir Edmund de Mornay

Sir Launcelot Canning

Sir Laurence Olivier
22 Define "prolixity":
stench

proximity

long-windedness

speed
23 What is the object of the hero's quest?
To save his village.

To find the Holy Grail.

To find his lost loved one.

To get a shield.
24 "who was by nature of a [ ] heart, and who was now mighty withal"
resounding

doughty

tremulous

weak
25 What is the subject of Usher's research?
transmutation

music

ghosts

sentience