The Masque of Red Death
Authored by Teri Smith
English
9th - 11th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively covers Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Masque of the Red Death" and is appropriate for grades 9-11. The questions assess students' understanding of key plot elements, character motivations, symbolism, and thematic analysis. Students need to demonstrate literal comprehension skills to identify basic story details like the pestilence devastating the country and Prince Prospero's response to the crisis. More importantly, they must apply higher-order thinking skills to analyze Poe's use of symbolism, particularly the significance of the colored rooms and the ebony clock, and to interpret the allegorical meaning of the Red Death figure. The quiz requires students to evaluate author's craft, including Poe's deliberate creation of atmosphere and his use of tone to build suspense and convey meaning about the inevitability of death. Created by Teri Smith, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9 and 11. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a post-reading comprehension check, formative assessment tool, or review activity before a unit test on Gothic literature or Poe's works. Teachers can use individual questions as discussion starters or assign the complete quiz as homework to gauge student understanding before moving to comparative analysis with other Poe stories. The questions progress logically from basic recall to sophisticated literary analysis, making this quiz valuable for differentiated instruction and scaffolding student learning. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.9-10.1 and RL.9-10.2 for textual evidence and theme determination, as well as RL.9-10.4 for analyzing the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What had long devastated the country?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous." Define "pestilence."
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was its "avatar and its seal"?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Poe's main aim is to create a growing sense of
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How did Prospero decide to handle the red death
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which room is farthest east and associated with new beginnings?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is true about the seven rooms?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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