Lit The Cask Of Amontillado Test
- 1.What is the cask of Amontillado?
- A.
A 126 gallon container of dry, Spanish sherry.
- B.
A 112 gallon container of dry, Italian port.
- C.
A 216 gallon container of dry, French wine.
- D.
A 116 gallon container of dry, German beer.
- 2.What is Fortunato's weakness, according to Montresor?
- A.
Gem skills
- B.
Wine skills
- C.
His pride
- D.
His judgment
- 3.During what season do the story's events take place?
- A.
Spring
- B.
Carnival
- C.
Christmas
- D.
Mardi Gras
- 4.What does the narrator reveal to Fortunato that he is hiding beneath his roquelaure?
- A.
Medoc
- B.
De Grave
- C.
A trowel
- D.
A letter
- 5.What does the Montresor family motto promise, and to whom?
- A.
Revenge, to the family's enemies
- B.
Loyalty, to the family's ancestors
- C.
Kindness, to the family's supporters
- D.
Good fortune, to the family's members
- 6.According to Montresor, in order for an act of revenge to be meaningful, it must
- A.
Result in the victim's death
- B.
Result in the victim's plea for forgiveness
- C.
Match the original injury
- D.
All the person taking revenge to escape punishment
- 7.Montresor tells Fortunato that he plans to have Luchesi judge the Amontillado because Montresor
- A.
Wants to test Fortunato's friendship
- B.
Believes Luchesi and Fortunato would agree
- C.
Is too angry with Fortunato to invite him to his home
- D.
Hopes to inspire Fortunato to insist on doing it himself
- 8.As Montresor lead Fortunato through the vaults, Montresor behaves as if his main concern is
- A.
His family's honor
- B.
Fortunato's health
- C.
The cask of Amontillado
- D.
Getting back to the carnival festivities
- 9.According to Montresor, he takes revenge on Fortunato for
- A.
Lying to him
- B.
Insulting him
- C.
Stealing from him
- D.
No reason at all
- 10.What happens to Fortunato?
- A.
He is chained and bricked up in the catacombs for 50 years
- B.
He dies before Montresor can finish torturing him
- C.
He realizes the joke and Montresor sets him free
- D.
They taste the Amontillado, and Fortuato agrees it is indeed Amontillado
- 11.What is Fortunato wearing?
- A.
A black silk mask and roquelaure
- B.
A jester's costume
- C.
A woman's dress
- D.
A tuxedo
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