The Masque of the Red Death

Who is Prospero in the story?

• The king.

• The prince.

• The bravest knight.

• Just a man.

What were the signs of suffering from the "red death"?

• Sharp pains.

• Sudden dizziness.

• Heavy bleedings from the pores of the skin.

• Red marks upon the body and face of the victim.

The pestilence was called "The Red Death" because it started and ended in the redness and the horror of (a)   .

How many people did Prospero invite to his fortified abbeys?

• 2000

• 25000

• 100

• 1000

Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a splendid (a)   ball.

The ball was held in (a)   magnificent rooms of different colors.

Because of his wild ideas, people might have thought Prospero was...

• very generous

• creative

• clever

• mad

What happens at the end of the story?

• Prince Prospero is able to run away, leaving his guests behind.

• Prince Prospero's followers, sacrifice their life for him.

• Prince Prospero and everyone in the fortified abbeys fell down dead.

• The pestilence was over and everyone could go out after some more months.