Masque of the Red Death

Which are symptoms of the red death?

• sharp pains

• bleeding from the pores

• dizziness

• all of the above

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Why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in an abbey?

• to pray in seclusion

• to celebrate his birthday

• to escape an invading army

• to escape the Red Death

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Why does Prince Prospero decide to have a masquerade?

• to show off his good decorating taste to his friends
• to give the musicians and entertainers something to do
• to distract himself and his guests from the boredom and fear of their seclusion
• to taunt those outside the walls who are suffering and dying of the Red Death

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How do Prince Prospero's guests react to the black room?

• They fear it and do not want to enter it.
• They find it to be exciting and interesting.
• They avoid it because it is too dark.
• They are awed by its incredible beauty.

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What do the red windows in the last chamber symbolize in “The Masque of the Red Death”?

• blood and death

• passion and desire

• sus and imposter

• Shaq and Kobe

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Prince Prospero's guests seem happy and carefree, but they stop celebrating and get very quiet every time the clock chimes. What does this tell you about how they are really feeling?

• They love to watch NFL football on Sundays

• He is stabbed with a dagger.

• Under their happy exterior, they are still worried about the Red Death. It's the "elephant" in the room.

• the peasants' revenge

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What is unusual about where the masquerade takes place?

• There is a ballroom as large as the entire imperial suite
• Musicians play in a curved hall
• It begins at sundown and does not end until the ebony clock strikes
• There are colored rooms that are not connected to each other or situated along a straight hall

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How many rooms were there altogether?

• Seven
• Eleven 
• Nine 
• Ten

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Why does the appearance of the masked figure fill the company with "terror, horror, and disgust?"

• People wonder how it got in the castle.
• They believe it resembles the Red Death.
• They are worried that it will ruin their masked ball.
• People are curious as to the identity of the figure.  

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What happened to the revellers in the end

• They ran out of Prince Prospero's abbey or palace.
• They all died.
• They killed the stranger.

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