Death

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

What can be inferred from the following quote? "...And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."

• All those in the castle die, and the Red Death remains all powerful.  

• The company could not escape death and they died from the Red Death.

• Both 

Which statement expresses the theme of this allegory? 

•  Money can buy you happiness

• No one can hide from or escape death

• Laugh and the world laughs with you

• Live life to the fullest

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

• The white room

• The locked gates

• The red window panes

• The ebony clock

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.

Which was a symptoms of the red death?

• sharp pains

• bleeding from the pores

• dizziness 

• all of the above

Beowulf knows that he had "unwound his string of days on earth" is evidence that

• he knows this is his impending death

• he might see his people again

• he is aware of the dragon's death

• he needs Wiglaf by his side

When facing his own death, Beowulf reflects on

• the treasures the dragon kept

• his friends the Danes

• his ideals about peace, justice, and honor

• how unsuccessful his life was

Beowulf shows he wants fame that last after his death when

• he asked Wiglaf to compose the epic poem about his famous deeds

• he said to the Danes to build him a tomb that can be seen from afar

• he said to the Geats to build him a tomb that can be seen from afar

• he asked his followers to compose the epic poem about his famous deeds

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'death'?

• A) Demise

• B) Birth

• C) Growth

• D) Revival