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Worksheets"Masque of the Red Death" vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
"Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery?"
What does blasphemous mean?
fearless
courageous
profane; disrespectful
infectious
Poe characterizes the Prince as happy and dauntless and sagacious.
Which means ...
happy and brave and wise
happy and crazy and fearless
happy and brave and frightening
happy and scared and wise
The mummer arrives at midnight.
What does mummer mean?
fan of exciting games
owner of the abbey
party guest
actor who communicates by gestures and facial expression
To describe the mummer's appearance, Poe uses the word habiliments. What does habiliments mean?
bravery
clothing
decorations
hallucinations
Which word below describes a festival or feast?
disapprobation
fete
dissolution
dominion
The masquerade is described as a "voluptuous scene."
Which word does NOT mean voluptuous?
delightful
appealing
indulgent
horrendous
When the disease hits, there is profuse bleeding and then the pores break down or separate. Poe uses which word to explain that.
dauntless
dominion
dissolution
disconcert
A costume party is filled with phantasms or
decorations
party food
hallucinations
candlesticks
Grand, magnificent, impressive
grotesque
wanton
bizarre
august
The revelers refused to believe they were susceptible to contagion.
disapprobation
poison, infection
supremacy
immoral behavior
reveries
candelabrum
phantasms
mummer
To be upset or frustrated; bothered
disconcert
august
sedated
piquancy
All of the following describe sedate except ....
somber
solemn
sacrilegious
serious
Immoral; sinful
wanton
sagacious
contagion
piquancy
to hold dominion over all
submission
weakness
festival
control; supremacy
Which word means pleasantly sharp quality?
voluptuous
piquancy
contagion
dominion
Which word mean disapproval?
disapprobation
phantasms
fete
dissolution
Fancy decorations
reveries
habiliments
embellisments
phantasms
mummer
contagion
grotesque
arabesque
bizarre or distorted
wanton
grotesque
arabesque
piquancy
