Why does Prince Prospero decide to have a masquerade?

to distract himself and his guests from the boredom and fear of their seclusion

to show off his good decorating taste to his friends

to give the musicians and entertainers something to do

to taunt those outside the walls who are suffering and dying of the Red Death

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.

The revelers are appalled by the uninvited guest because:

is costumed as a victim of the Red Death.

might contaminate the abbey with the plague.

Why is “The Masque of the Red Death” an allegory?

All of the characters and settings are symbolic.

The story teaches a lesson about good and evil.

a writer’s use of symbols in which a place, thing or event stands for a larger idea

The use of figurative or descriptive language to create a vivid mental picture

A story in which all characters, settings, events and actions are symbolic

How did Prospero decide to handle the red death

by sealing himself and his friends in the castle

by purchasing vast quantities of medicine

When Prince Prospero confronts the strangely masked guest, the prince,

draws a dagger, then chases the masked guest by going from room to room

challenges the guest to a duel and then draws his sword in order to fight

demands that the masked guest leave since he or she was not invited

asks for the mask and costume so that he, the prince, can wear them

Which statement expresses the theme of this story?

No one can hide from or escape death

Laugh and the world laughs with you

What happened each time the clock chimed?

The party paused and everyone laughed nervously

The gates to the castle would open and someone would be granted entrance

The Red Death appeared and someone died.

What happens when they unmask the person costumed as Red Death?

There's no one behind the mask, and they all die of the Red Death.

He flees and everyone returns to the party.

He attacks them and then flees the party.

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

His friends, including knights and dames

Those affected with the Red Death

What were each of the apartments or chambers of the abbey like

They were each of a different colour.

They were all decorated the same.

They were poorly furnished and decorated.

When did Prince Prospero have a big masquerade ball?

Five or six months after being locked in

As soon as the pestilence began raging

Which quote describes the uninvited guest's appearance?

"The figure was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave."

"He had come like a thief in the night."

"...his brow reddened with rage."

"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."

Choose the paraphrase that best clarifies the meaning of the following excerpt about Prince Prospero. “He bore aloft a dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three or four feet of the retreating figure, when the latter, having attained the extremity of the velvet apartment, turned suddenly and confronted the pursuer.”

A. He ran at the figure with a knife until the figure reached the black room and turned to confront him.

B. He dashed into the black room with a knife and stabbed the masked figure.

C. He ran into the black room so that he could confront the figure before the figure got there.

D. He grabbed a knife and ran into the black room after the figure went into the room.

Choose the paraphrase that best clarifies the meaning of the following passage. "And thus, too, it happened, perhaps, that before the echoes of the last chime had utterly sunk into silence, there were many individuals in the crowd who had found leisure to become aware of the presence of a masked figure which had arrested the attention of no single individual before."

Before the last chime ended, many people noticed a masked person that no one had seen before.

The clock chimed and revealed masked people that the narrator had noticed before.

The last chime of the clock revealed a masked person that many people noticed before.

Many people noticed the masks that people were wearing before the last bell chimed.

The party may be an allegory for extravagance to show the moral lesson that

B. death comes for the wealthy as well as the poor.

A. large costume parties make people forget death.

C. costumes can greatly affect the mood of a party.

D. only wealth can keep a person safe from illness.

Which allegory helps the author reveal the moral lesson that neither the poor nor the wealthy can escape death?

The strange mummer stands for death.

The clock stands for the passage of time.

Illness stands for moral weakness.

Prince Prospero stands for hope.

Masque of the Red Death Final Review

Authored by Margaret Anderson

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impede

delay or prevent by obstruction

respected

behavior in keeping with good taste

abundunt

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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1 min • 1 pt

cessation

abundunt

delay or prevent by obstruction

the process of ending

behavior in keeping with good taste

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

tangible

the process of ending

abundunt

respected

perceptible by touch

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

blood and death

love and hope

jealousy and fear

elegance and wealth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a symbol that suggests that the revelers will not live long in “The Masque of the Red Death”?

the white room

the locked gates

the prince's dagger

the ebony clock

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” what does the uninvited guest symbolize?

anger

wealth

celebration

death

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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