miércoles, abril 2

APRIL QUIZ: EDGAR ALLAN POE

  1. In which city and country was Edgar Allan Poe born?
  2. What did his parents do for a living?
  3. Which animal inspires the title of one of Poe's best known poems?
  4. What's the title of Poe's most famous collection of short stories?
  5. Poe is one of the earliest examples of the literary genre known as "Gothic" literature. What are the main features of this romantic subgenre?
  6. Which famous French poet translated Poe's literary works from English into French?
  7. Poe was one of the earliest examples of detective fiction too. What is his most famous fictional detective?
  8. What is the cat that appears in the story "The Black Cat" called?
  9. Which of these two short stories deals with a murder: "A Descent into de Mäelstrom" or  "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
  10. How old was Poe when he died?
Lee atentamente las bases del concurso. No se admitirá ningún trabajo que no cumpla con las bases: http://iespebilingue.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/contest-writers-quiz.html