Edgar Allan Poe Quiz

1. profuse

• delay or prevent by obstruction

• respected

• the process of ending

• abundant

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cessation

• abundant

• the process of ending

• behavior in keeping with good taste

• delay or prevent by obstruction

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3. decorum

• respected

• the process of ending

• perceptible by touch

• behavior in keeping with good taste

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

• blood and death

• jealousy and fear

• love and hope

• elegance and wealth

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

• death

• anger

• celebration

• wealth

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How do Prince Prospero’s guests react to the black room?

• They find it to be exciting and interesting.

• They are awed by its incredible beauty.

• They fear it and do not want to enter it.

• They avoid it because it is too dark.

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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.

• The theme is ambiguous.

• Everyone dies in the end.

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Symbolism is:

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Allegory is:

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

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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

• An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

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Imagery is:

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

• b) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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

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

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