The Pit And The Pendulum Story Quiz! Trivia
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- 1.What is the first line of the story?
- A.
There are few persons, even among the calmest thinkers...
- B.
I was sick-sick unto death with that long agony...
- C.
The sentence-the dread sentence of death...
- D.
During the fall of the year 1827...
- 2.What phenomenon does the narrator discuss in great detail?
- A.
The subconscious
- B.
Swooning
- C.
human suffering
- D.
painless death
- 3.When the narrator wakes up what does the narrator think he is in?
- A.
a tomb
- B.
A wooden box
- C.
A wall
- D.
The superbowl
- 4.What does the narrator try to take from his pocket?
- A.
Food
- B.
Handkerchief
- C.
Lock pick
- D.
Knife
- 5.After the narrator passes out for the first time what does he find on the ground?
- A.
His knife and some bread
- B.
A letter and a rope
- C.
A loaf of bread and water
- D.
A blanket and soup
- 6.The first chamber was 50 yards and couldn't tell what shape it was
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The narrator trips and falls which makes him realize what?
- A.
his chin touches the floor, but his lips and upper head didn't touch solid surface
- B.
there is another man in the chamber with him
- C.
the room is actually 60 yards
- D.
his captors have left wine and bread in the middle of the room
- 8.The narrator becomes scared and decides to stay close to the walls from then on out.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Why does the narrator keep passing out?
- A.
He was tired
- B.
He just wanted to sleep
- C.
The waster was drugged
- D.
He didn't sleep again
- 10.What was the prison cell made out of?
- A.
Wood
- B.
Iron
- C.
Rock
- D.
Brick
- 11.When the narrator was bound to wood what body part(s) were still free?
- A.
head and left arm
- B.
his ankles
- C.
his arms
- D.
right arm and abdominal area
- 12.What animals started to gather around the narrator?
- A.
Lions
- B.
Rats
- C.
Deamons
- D.
Birds
- 13.What does the narrator notice is on the ceiling?
- A.
More rats
- B.
Birds
- C.
A bell
- D.
A pendulum
- 14.Where was the pendulum going to cut?
- A.
The neck
- B.
The stomach
- C.
The heart
- D.
The legs
- 15.Moments before the pendulum was to hit him what did the narrator do that he didn't in a long time?
- A.
Pray
- B.
Think
- C.
Cry
- D.
Smile
- 16.The narrator frees himself by using the pendulum to cut the ropes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Was he still imprisoned after he escaped the pendulum?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 18.What shape did the chamber walls change into?
- A.
Square
- B.
Circle
- C.
Dodecahedron
- D.
Diamond
- 19.The story takes place AFTER the inquisition?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Is the narrator killed?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 21.Who saves the narrator?
- A.
The french army
- B.
The british army
- C.
The english army
- D.
The starfleer
- 22.The story takes place in Spain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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