The Masque of the Red Death

The events of this story are related to 

• a popular ballroom dance
• a spreading, infectious disease
• a nickname for Prince Prospero
• costumes for masquerade ball

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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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Who does Prince Prospero invite to the "deep seclusion of his castellated abbey?"

• All of the country
• Those affected with the Red Death
• His friends, including knights and dames
• His family

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How many rooms were there altogether?

• Seven
• Eleven 
• Nine 
• Ten

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 Which apartment had the black velvet tapestries?

• The ninth 
• The seventh 
• The fifth
• The third

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What was the clock made from? 

• Silver
• Wood
• Gold
• Ebony 

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What type of weapon did the Prince Prospero use?

• nunchucks
• samurai sword 
• crossbow 
• dagger 

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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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Which was a symptoms of the red death?

• sharp pains
• bleeding from the pores
• dizziness 
• all of the above

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Theme means...

•  the title of a piece of literature
• the topic of a piece of literature
• the overall message of a piece of literature
• the feeling of a piece of literature 

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