Question

Poe saw all women as what kind of creatures/beings?

a) Ethereal entities
b) Mysterious enigmas
c) Supernatural entities
d) Angels and demons

Poe's real mother died when he was how old?
a) 2 years old
b) 3 years old
c) 5 years old
d) 1 year old

She died from what disease? (spell the best you can or use abbreviation)
a) Tuberculosis
b) Influenza
c) Pneumonia
d) Smallpox

What was Poe's adoptive parents' last name?
a) Allan
b) Smith
c) Johnson
d) Brown

What athletic feat did Poe accomplish that made him famous around Richmond, Virginia?
a) Marathon running
b) Long jump
c) Swimming
d) Horse riding

Who seemed to be Poe's first adolescent love?
a) Elmira Royster
b) Sarah Elmira Shelton
c) Virginia Clemm
d) Frances Sargent Osgood

Poe's foster mother died from what disease?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Cholera
c) Typhoid fever
d) Influenza

While at the University of Virginia, what talent did Poe exhibit other than writing?
a) Singing
b) Chess playing
c) Painting
d) Mathematics

For what reason did Poe leave college?
a) He was expelled for gambling
b) He fell ill
c) He couldn't afford tuition
d) He lost interest in studies

To hide from his debtors, Poe joins what?
a) The military
b) A traveling circus
c) A merchant ship
d) The theater

Poe's first wife was named:
a) Virginia Clemm
b) Elmira Royster
c) Frances Sargent Osgood
d) Sarah Elmira Shelton

She was already related to Poe because they were:
a) Cousins
b) Childhood friends
c) Neighbors
d) Classmates

How old was she when they got married?
a) 13 years old
b) 14 years old
c) 15 years old
d) 16 years old

Describe 2 things about Poe's condition/appearance when he met President Tyler?
a) Disheveled hair and mismatched clothing
b) Pale and shaky hands
c) Intoxicated and disoriented
d) Wearing worn-out shoes and a torn coat

In many of Poe's stories, he seemed to be looking for proof of what?
a) Life after death
b) Alien existence
c) Supernatural beings
d) The existence of true love

Poe is credited for inventing what genre of literature with his story "The Murders of the Rue Morgue"?
a) Mystery
b) Romance
c) Horror
d) Science fiction

What story mimics the deaths of Poe's mother, foster-mother, and wife with its proliferation of blood exuding from the body?
a) "The Tell-Tale Heart"
b) "The Masque of the Red Death"
c) "The Black Cat"
d) "The Premature Burial"

Poe's first public success is the result of what piece of writing?
a) "The Raven"
b) "The Fall of the House of Usher"
c) "The Pit and the Pendulum"
d) "The Cask of Amontillado"

His wife died from what disease?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Influenza
c) Pneumonia
d) Cholera

Poe then fell in love with Helen and proposed to her where?
a) In a graveyard
b) At a ballroom
c) Under a moonlit sky
d) At a writer's convention

Describe some of the unusual circumstances that surrounded Poe's death? (2 or more details)
a) Found delirious on the streets, wearing someone else's clothes
b) Death certificate and cause of death remain a mystery
c) Disoriented and muttering incoherently about a ghostly figure
d) Discovered in a locked room, surrounded by candles and in a state of distress

Answer 1

Poe viewed women as ethereal entities and lost his biological mother to tuberculosis at age 2.

His fascination with mortality and the afterlife influenced his mystery genre work.

Poe's life was marred by loss, and his own mysterious death reflects the shadowy themes prevalent in his stories.

Step-by-step explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe saw women primarily as ethereal entities who exerted an otherworldly influence upon the men in his stories. His perception of women may have been shaped by early childhood loss, as his real mother died when he was only 2 years old from the disease tuberculosis.

Poe was adopted by a couple with the last name Allan, and he had a talent for athletics, specifically in swimming, which made him locally famous in Richmond, Virginia. His first adolescent love was Elmira Royster. Later in life, his foster mother also died of tuberculosis.

While at the University of Virginia, Poe exhibited talent in mathematics, but he left college because he couldn't afford the tuition. To escape from his debtors, Poe joined the military. Poe married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm, when she was just 13 years old.

When Poe met President Tyler, he was described as disheveled and possibly intoxicated, which was not uncommon given Poe's troubled life. In his stories, Poe often explored themes of mortal finality, seeking proof of life after death. He is credited with inventing the mystery genre with his work "The Murders of the Rue Morgue". The story that echoes the deaths of the women in his life is "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Poe's first big public success came with the poem "The Raven", while his wife Virginia died of tuberculosis, similar to his mother and foster mother. After her death, Poe became romantically involved with a woman named Helen and proposed to her in a graveyard. The circumstances surrounding Poe's own death are shrouded in mystery, with reports stating he was found delirious on the streets, wearing someone else's clothes, and his death certificate and cause of death remain unknown.