How well do you know Edgar Allan Poe – quiz

‘Even in the grave, all is not lost.’ Today is the birthday of gothic author Edgar Allan Poe. How well do you know the man behind all that is macabre and mysterious? Take our quiz

1In the year of Poe’s birth (1809), his parents were performing in which play that inspired the choosing of the name ‘Edgar’?King Lear, William ShakespeareThe Indian Princess, James N BarkerUncle Tom’s Cabin, adaptation by George Aiken2In 1827, aged 18, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private. What pseudonym and age did he use?Edgar A. Poet, 21 years oldEdgar A. Perry, 22 years oldAllen E. Perry, 22 years oldEdgar A. Poe, 18 years old3Why did Poe leave The University of Virginia after only one term?His stepfather cut him off from fundsHe had a brawl with his roommateHis gambling addiction put himself in debtBoth A and C4Biographers often stipulate that Poe’s frequent return to the theme of ‘death of a beautiful woman’ reflects his mourning for:His late motherHis late wifeHis late sisterBoth A and B5What is the name of Poe’s first published collection of poetry, from 1827?The RavenThe Angel of the OddTamerlane and Other PoemsTales of the Folio Club6What is the name of the only play known to have been written by Poe in 1835, never to be completed?UlalumePoliticianThe Valley of UnrestBright Star7Poe is a master of several different genres, but which is he is best known for?Love storyMacabreHistorical fictionComedy8Poe coined the word ‘tintinnabulation’ to describe what?The sound of ringing bellsA sense of dread so intense it could be felt physicallyThe resonance of a shrill voiceExtremely mournful, sad or gloomy9How did H. P. Lovecraft pay homage to Poe’s only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, when writing his own version of a strange expedition to Antarctica?He named the protagonist AllanHe quoted the strange cry, “Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!” throughoutPoe never wrote a novel10What characteristic or fact does Poe’s character, Hop-Frog share with his creator?They both had problems with alcoholThey were both adoptedThey were both vegetariansThey were born near lily ponds11Finish this Poe quote: “I wish I could write as mysterious as a ___.”OwlJellyfishCatMystery writer12What’s the last line of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven?Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?Shall be lifted—nevermore!And there the Raven lay.–– O joy, and I.