The Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask

The Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for the Man in the Iron Mask's transfer to Fort Royale?

To provide him with better living conditions

To keep him in solitary confinement

To punish him for a crime

To conceal his identity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was it unusual for prisoners to wear iron masks?

They were uncomfortable and impractical

They were only used for high-profile prisoners

There is no record of other prisoners wearing them

They were too expensive to make

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speculated relationship between the Man in the Iron Mask and the king?

He was a distant cousin

He was a political rival

He was the king's twin brother

He was a foreign spy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who reportedly visited the prisoner and described his conditions?

The king himself

The king's sister-in-law, Elizabeth Charlotte

A famous journalist

A royal guard

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of the musketeers mentioned in the report?

To accompany the king during visits

To guard the prison entrance

To deliver messages to the prisoner

To kill the prisoner if he removed his mask