Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

The Red Death was

• an infamous assassin

• a deadly disease

• an evil book of magical spells

• an execution Prince Prospero loved to use on criminals

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Why is no one allowed either into or out of the abbey?

• Prince Prospero demanded his subjects constant attention.

• Prince Prospero was afraid that someone would betray him.

• Prince Prospero wanted to see how loyal his subjects really were.

• Prince Prospero wanted to protect his friends from disease.

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What are the braziers in this story?

• An undergarment

• A fire pit

• A special wall painting

• A lamp post

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Which of the following does NOT add to the eerie effects of the setting in Poe's story?

• The lighting of the rooms

• The coloring of the rooms

• The clock

• The musicians

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The walls of the seventh room are

• blue

• green

• white

• black

• red

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The windows of the seventh room are

• black

• red

• white

• green

• purple

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What happens when the clock strikes on each hour?

• Bogus question; nothing happens.

• Everyone stops having fun until the clock stops ringing.

• Prince Prospero kills one of his subjects.

• A person unmasks themselves to the rest of the party.

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Who is the mysterious figure posing as The Red Death?

• Prince Prospero

• Prince Prospero's dead brother

• An angry peasant who was not invited

• No one

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Prince Prospero

• dies

• defeats The Red Death in a sword fight.

• begs for the lives of his people.

• invites The Red Death to dine as his guest.

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TWO possible themes of this story are

• There are simple measure one can take to avoid danger.

• There are many ways to die in this world.

• There is no way to avoid death.

• Death comes for everyone and everything.

• Death is not to be feared.

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