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Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Quiz

H. P. Lovecraft
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Dagon and Other Macabre Tales Quiz

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1)

Where were the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar," coming from? (from The Cats of Ulthar)

The west.
The east.
The north.
The south.
2)

Who wrote what Lovecraft refers to as "the hideous poem," Childe Roland? (from Supernatural Horror in Literature)

Edgar Allan Poe.
Robert Browning.
Henry James.
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
3)

Where does Kurane live in the beginning of "Celephais"? (from Celephais)

London.
Paris.
New York.
Amsterdam.
4)

What does the boy traveler, in "The Cats of Ulthar," do after being told of the cotter? (from The Cats of Ulthar)

Wept.
Danced.
Killed the cotter.
Prayed.
5)

What is described as the pink marble city, in "Celephais"? (from Celephais)

Xura.
Athib.
Serannian.
Menes.
6)

What rank is Altberg, in "The Temple"? (from The Temple)

General.
Lieutenant-Commander.
Major.
Officer.
7)

What word could be defined as 'pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially its grimmer or uglier aspects'? (from Supernatural Horror in Literature)

Gothic.
Cosmic.
Fantastical.
Macabre.
8)

Lovecraft writes in "Supernatural Horror in Literature," "Creative minds are ____, and the best of fabrics have their dull spots." (from Supernatural Horror in Literature)

Rare.
Selective.
Uneven.
Superior.
9)

What does the narrator do to the machine, in "From Beyond"? (from From Beyond)

Buys it.
Steals it.
Sells it.
Shoots it.
10)

In "Celephais," Kurane is described as a what? (from Celephais)

Singer.
Dancer.
Dreamer.
Reveller.
11)

What is the name of the boy Iranon befriends in Teloth? (from The Quest of Iranon)

Menes.
Kurane.
Bokrug.
Romnod.
12)

Once the submarine surfaces again, what do the crew find on the hub, in "The Temple"? (from The Temple)

A British soldier.
A silver ring.
A whale carcass.
A mermaid.
13)

In Celephais, there is no what? (from Celephais)

Beauty.
Time.
Language.
Peace.
14)

How was Major Sir Eric Moreland Clapham-Lee killed, in "Herbert West-Reanimator"? (from Herbert West-Reanimator)

Decapitation.
Strangulation.
Fire.
Hanging.
15)

What does a boy messenger report seeing, surrounding the cotter's house, in "The Cats of Ulthar"? (from The Cats of Ulthar)

Bears.
Dogs.
Lions.
Cats.
16)

What is the young apprentice priest's name, in "The Other Gods"? (from The Other Gods)

Atal.
Bokrug.
Kadath.
Menes.
17)

In what war do the narrator and West volunteer, in "Herbert West-Reanimator"? (from Herbert West-Reanimator)

World War I.
The French and Indian War.
World War II.
The Civil War.
18)

Who died before his friend, in "The Tree"? (from The Tree)

The king.
Musides.
Kalos.
Menelaus.
19)

How are the stranger's eyes described, in "Hypnos"? (from Hypnos)

Green.
Black.
Blue.
Brown.
20)

Who penned what Lovecraft refers to as "the melodramatic bit," The Monkey's Paw? (from Supernatural Horror in Literature)

Henry James.
W. W. Jacobs.
Edgar Allan Poe.
Robert Browning.
21)

What happens when the servants turn on the lights, in "From Beyond"? (from From Beyond)

They saw the Dagon.
They fell asleep.
They imploded.
They were eaten.
22)

Where have "men have felt the tears of the gods though they have thought it rain," in "The Other Gods"? (from The Other Gods)

Thurai.
Ngranek.
Gorunu.
Kadath.
23)

What does Altberg allow the British soldiers to do while his cameras are recording, in "The Temple"? (from The Temple)

Call for help.
Call home.
Escape.
Keep their weapons.
24)

What is the name of the High priest, in "The Other Gods"? (from The Other Gods)

Atal.
Kadath.
Barzai.
Menes.
25)

What color kitten does the boy traveler have, in "The Cats of Ulthar"? (from The Cats of Ulthar)

Black.
Gray.
White.
Orange.
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