Masque of the Red Death Final Review

What is everywhere in this story?

• music

• birds

• clouds

• death

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Poe's main aim is to create a growing sense of 

• hope

• fear

• comfort

• anger

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What does prince prospero weld shut?

• castle doors

• windows

• chest with cure

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Who dies at the end of the story?

• prospero only

• prospero's guests only

• the red death masquerader

• prospero and all of his guests

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

• anger

• wealth

• celebration

• death

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The revelers are appalled by the uninvited guest because:

• arrives uninvited.

• is costumed as a victim of the Red Death.

• interrupts the musicians.

• might contaminate the abbey with the plague.

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

• Everyone dies in the end.

• The theme is ambiguous.

• All of the characters and settings are symbolic.

• The story teaches a lesson about good and evil.

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