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"Masque of the Red Death" vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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Class
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1.

"Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery?"

What does blasphemous mean?

a)

fearless

b)

courageous

c)

profane; disrespectful

d)

infectious

2.

Poe characterizes the Prince as happy and dauntless and sagacious.

Which means ...

a)

happy and brave and wise

b)

happy and crazy and fearless

c)

happy and brave and frightening

d)

happy and scared and wise

3.

The mummer arrives at midnight.

What does mummer mean?

a)

fan of exciting games

b)

owner of the abbey

c)

party guest

d)

actor who communicates by gestures and facial expression

4.

To describe the mummer's appearance, Poe uses the word habiliments. What does habiliments mean?

a)

bravery

b)

clothing

c)

decorations

d)

hallucinations

5.

Which word below describes a festival or feast?

a)

disapprobation

b)

fete

c)

dissolution

d)

dominion

6.

The masquerade is described as a "voluptuous scene."

Which word does NOT mean voluptuous?

a)

delightful

b)

appealing

c)

indulgent

d)

horrendous

7.

When the disease hits, there is profuse bleeding and then the pores break down or separate. Poe uses which word to explain that.

a)

dauntless

b)

dominion

c)

dissolution

d)

disconcert

8.

A costume party is filled with phantasms or

a)

decorations

b)

party food

c)

hallucinations

d)

candlesticks

9.

Grand, magnificent, impressive

a)

grotesque

b)

wanton

c)

bizarre

d)

august

10.

The revelers refused to believe they were susceptible to contagion.

a)

disapprobation

b)

poison, infection

c)

supremacy

d)

immoral behavior

11.

a)

reveries

b)

candelabrum

c)

phantasms

d)

mummer

12.

To be upset or frustrated; bothered

a)

disconcert

b)

august

c)

sedated

d)

piquancy

13.

All of the following describe sedate except ....

a)

somber

b)

solemn

c)

sacrilegious

d)

serious

14.

Immoral; sinful

a)

wanton

b)

sagacious

c)

contagion

d)

piquancy

15.

to hold dominion over all

a)

submission

b)

weakness

c)

festival

d)

control; supremacy

16.

Which word means pleasantly sharp quality?

a)

voluptuous

b)

piquancy

c)

contagion

d)

dominion

17.

Which word mean disapproval?

a)

disapprobation

b)

phantasms

c)

fete

d)

dissolution

18.

Fancy decorations

a)

reveries

b)

habiliments

c)

embellisments

d)

phantasms

19.

a)

mummer

b)

contagion

c)

grotesque

d)

arabesque

20.

bizarre or distorted

a)

wanton

b)

grotesque

c)

arabesque

d)

piquancy