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“The Cask of Amontillado” Open Book Quiz
1. How many injuries has the narrator 'permitted' from Fortunato?
a. a hundred
b. a million
c. a hundred thousand
d. a thousand
2. What has Fortunato done to the narrator?
a. He has stolen the narrator's wife.
b. He has cheated the narrator in a business deal.
c. The story does not say.
d. He has physically attacked the narrator.
3. Poe always liked to do things "at length". The same is true with the narrator in this story.
He knows of Fortunato's weakness and uses it to his advantage. What is this weakness?
a. his own ego
b. knowledge of Italy's history
c. knowledge of business
d. his wealth
4. When the narrator first saw Fortunato at the carnival, what was his condition?
a. he had been in a fight
b. he was sick
c. he was drunk
d. he was upset
5. What is Fortunato wearing when the narrator meets him?
a. He is wearing a mask and a cape.
b. He is wearing a velvet outfit of the fifteenth century.
c. He is wearing a conservative suit.
d. He is dressed as a court jester.
6. As soon as the narrator sees Fortunato, he tells him that he has received "a pipe for what
passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts". Who does the narrator suggest that he is
going to see to find out if the wine is genuine?
a. Locke
b. Medina
c. Montresor
d. Luchesi
7. The narrator's vaults were very damp due to the fact that they were encrusted with what?
a. Nitre
b. Moss
c. Dew
d. Nitrate
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8. When the narrator says to Fortunato, “I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado
price without consulting you in the matter,” he is appealing to Fortunato’s ____.
a. Expertise
b. Pride
c. Humility
d. Kindness
9. What is the motto of the Montresor family?
a. Parva leves capiunit animas
b. Abusis non tollit usum
c. Nemo me impune lacessit
d. Nemo liber est qui corpori servit
10. True or false: Montresor's vault was lined with human remains.
a. True
b. False
11. Why does Montresor warn Fortunato about the air in the vaults?
a. Montresor wants to avoid responsibility for Fortunato’s death.
b. Montresor wants to discourage Fortunato from entering the vaults.
c. Montresor wants to warn Fortunato that death is near.
d. Montresor wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect his motives.
12. As the two men were walking down into the vault, Montresor stated that the cask was in a
cave/niche at the end of the vault. Fortunato, we are aware, is still completely drunk.
What does Montresor do to keep Fortunato in the cave/niche of the vault?
a. locks him in there
b. chains him to the wall
c. uses his dog as a guard
d. he doesn't need to lock up Fortunato, he is so drunk that he doesn't move
13. How many tiers (or rows) of stone did Montresor have to lay in order to wall Fortunato
up in the cave?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 9
14. How long has it been that no one has disturbed Fortunato's bones?
a. A century
b. Half a century
c. Half a decade
d. A decade