zCG ENG_LA III - 19 “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

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Match the following definitions the vocabulary words.

1) indiscriminate

a.) impunity

b.) promiscuous

c.) immolation

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2) to drink or take in liquid

a.) draught

b.) imbibe

c.) gesticulation

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3) virtuoso

a.) retribution

b.) to surpass in quality

c.) one skilled in the fine arts

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4) to depart secretly & hide oneself

a.) ascot

b.) connoisseur

c.) abscond

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5) an expert

a.) ascot

b.) connoisseur

c.) abscond

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6) the act of drawing as from a cask

a.) draught

b.) imbibe

c.) gesticulation

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7) killing, destroying a sacrificial victim

a.) impunity

b.) promiscuous

c.) immolation

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8) pointed tool for working on stone

a.) redress

b.) rapier

c.) puncheon

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9) freedom from punishment

a.) impunity

b.) promiscuous

c.) immolation

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10) surmount

a.) retribution

b.) to surpass in quality

c.) one skilled in the fine arts

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11) to remedy

a.) redress

b.) rapier

c.) puncheon

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12) broad neck scarf

a.) ascot

b.) connoisseur

c.) abscond

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13) a straight 2-edged sword

a.) redress

b.) rapier

c.) puncheon

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14) receiving a reward

a.) retribution

b.) to surpass in quality

c.) one skilled in the fine arts

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15) an expressive gesture

a.) draught

b.) imbibe

c.) gesticulation

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Answer the following questions based on your reading of the text.

16) What type of irony is Fortunato’s name and the fact that is mean fortunate but his ending is anything but?

a.) situational irony

b.) verbal irony

c.) dramatic irony

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17) How did Montressor prove his membership?

a.) Montressor performs the secret handshake.

b.) Montressor has an ID card.

c.) Montressor has a trowel beneath a fold of his coat.

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18) What is Amontillado?

a.) whiskey

b.) a wine made of rare Asian grapes

c.) a variety of dry sherry

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19) What effect does the first person point of view have for the reader?

a.) It allows the readers to put themselves in Fortunato’s shoes.

b.) The first person gives the readers a sense of what was going through Montressor’s mind as he committed the crime.

c.) The story flows better when a person shares their insights on the story with the reader.

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20) What two conditions must Montressor fulfill for satisfactory revenge?

a.) The avenger and victim must not know each other.

b.) The avenger must not get punished and the victim must know the avenger.

c.) The avenger must have punishment and the victim must not know the avenger.

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21) What were the “thousand injuries” or “insult” that drove Montressor to revenge?

a.) The cause of the revenge is never revealed to the reader.

b.) Montressor is cheated in a business deal to buy a winery.

c.) Fortunato was caught having an affair with Montressor’s wife.

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22) Does Montressor succeed?

a.) Almost. Only a couple of people know he did it.

b.) Yes, no one knows his crime.

c.) No. He gets caught in the act.

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23) What is the contrast between Montressor’s success and the bricked up niche?

a.) Montressor blocks up his emotions and feels about Fortunato like he does the niche.

b.) In order for Montressor to be free from punishment, he has to confine Fortunato in a place where his body will never be found.

c.) Fortunato was a bricklayer and knew about the construction techniques that ultimately cost him his life.

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24) Why is the motto on the Montressor’s coat of arms significant?

a.) It implies that anyone that wrongs him will be punished.

b.) The motto is a warning that Montressor will curse anyone who crosses him.

c.) The saying means that Montressor is a forgiver and willing to work with people to solve problems.

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25) When is the setting of the story?

a.) The story is set in the early morning hours.

b.) The story starts out at noon.

c.) The story takes place at dusk.

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26) What does the trowel foreshadow?

a.) The trowel foreshadows Fortunato’s fate.

b.) The trowel is a symbol of the tools that people have to use to avenge wrongdoing.

c.) The trowel is foreshadows Montressor’s membership in a secret organization.

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27) Of what brotherhood did Fortunato ask Montressor if he belonged?

a.) Knight Templar

b.) Free Knights

c.) Free Masons

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28) Why did Montressor tell Fortunato that they shouldn’t go to the vault?

a.) Montressor was trying to fake him out, making Fortunato want to go down to the vault so it would be easier to get him into the trap.

b.) Fortunato had a previous engagement and the dampness and niter air would not be good for his cold and cough.

c.) Montressor held the rest of the wines that he had stolen from Fortunato who had not noticed them missing yet.

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29) What was Fortunato’s weakness?

a.) He is gullible and trusting.

b.) Fortunato is a connoisseur of fine wines.

c.) Fortunato is ill and is not thinking clearly.

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30) Montressor tells his servants that he is not returning until the morning and that they are, under no condition, to be out and about in house. This is so no one will see him bring home Fortunato. What type of irony is this because the reader and Montressor know something that the others do not?

a.) situational irony

b.) verbal irony

c.) dramatic irony

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