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The Masque of the Red Death Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the main plot of the story 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'?

a)

Investigation of a brutal double murder in Paris

b)

A treasure hunt in the Caribbean

c)

A political conspiracy in London

d)

A love story set in a small town

2.

How does the plot of 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' contribute to the overall theme of the story?

a)

The plot is too simple to contribute to the theme

b)

It showcases the complexity of human nature and the darkness that lies within the human psyche.

c)

It has no contribution to the overall theme

d)

The plot is irrelevant to the story

3.

What are the key events that drive the plot forward in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'?

a)

The love story between Dupin and a local woman

b)

The introduction of a new detective character who takes over the investigation

c)

The political unrest in Paris during the time of the murders

d)

The mysterious murders, the investigation by Dupin, and the discovery of the true culprit.

4.

How does the resolution of 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' tie up the loose ends of the plot?

a)

The murders were committed by a group of vampires.

b)

The murders were committed by a time-traveling serial killer.

c)

The murders were committed by an escaped orangutan.

d)

The murders were committed by aliens from outer space.

5.

Who are the main characters in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and what role do they play in the story?

a)

C. Auguste Dupin and the unnamed narrator

b)

A. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

c)

D. Miss Marple and Inspector Slack

d)

B. Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings

6.

Describe the character traits of C. Auguste Dupin in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and how they contribute to the story.

a)

Aggressive, impulsive, reckless

b)

Shy, timid, introverted

c)

Clumsy, forgetful, lazy

d)

Intelligent, analytical, observant

7.

How does Edgar Allan Poe's use of descriptive language enhance the atmosphere in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'?

a)

Enhances the atmosphere by introducing humor, light-heartedness, and comedy through the use of descriptive language.

b)

Creates a sense of suspense, mystery, and horror through vivid and detailed imagery.

c)

Creates a sense of joy, happiness, and excitement through dull and vague descriptions.

d)

Conveys a feeling of calm, tranquility, and peace through the absence of detailed imagery.

8.

Discuss the use of symbolism and imagery in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and its impact on the reader.

a)

The use of symbolism and imagery has no impact on the reader's experience

b)

The use of symbolism and imagery enhances the reader's understanding of the story and creates a more immersive experience.

c)

The story would be just as effective without the use of symbolism and imagery

d)

Symbolism and imagery in the story are confusing and detract from the reader's enjoyment

9.

Explain the significance of the narrative style and tone in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and how it affects the reader's interpretation of the story.

a)

The narrative style and tone make the story boring and uninteresting.

b)

The narrative style and tone create a sense of mystery and suspense, drawing the reader into the story.

c)

The narrative style and tone have no effect on the reader's interpretation of the story.

d)

The narrative style and tone create a sense of humor and light-heartedness, making the story less impactful.

10.

What is the significance of the setting in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and how does it contribute to the story?

a)

The setting is irrelevant to the story and does not contribute to it.

b)

The setting of Paris adds a sense of romance and beauty to the story.

c)

The setting of Paris contributes to the atmosphere of mystery and suspense, enhancing the story.

d)

The setting is not specified in the story.

11.

How does the character of C. Auguste Dupin evolve throughout 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'?

a)

Dupin remains a static character and does not evolve throughout the story.

b)

Dupin evolves from a timid character to a confident detective.

c)

Dupin evolves from a novice to a seasoned detective, showcasing his analytical and observational skills.

d)

Dupin evolves into a supernatural being by the end of the story.

12.

What is the role of the unnamed narrator in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' and how does it affect the storytelling?

a)

The unnamed narrator is the main character and solves the mystery.

b)

The unnamed narrator is a passive observer and does not contribute to the story.

c)

The unnamed narrator provides a first-hand account of the events, adding to the suspense and mystery.

d)

The unnamed narrator is a minor character who only appears in the beginning of the story.

13.
What is your first and last name?
4 lines
14.
Words & Phrases- 1. What is the effect of the description in the following sentence? "There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution."
a)
A. It conveys the various effects of the disease.
b)
B. It reinforces the idea that the disease is curable.
c)
C. It highlights the narrator's focus on how quickly the disease spreads.
d)
D. It emphasizes the contrast between the physical and mental results of the disease.
15.
Characterization- 2. This question has 2 parts. Part A: What is Prince Prospero's initial attitude towards the Red Death?
a)
A. Joyous
b)
B. Fearful
c)
C. Hesitant
d)
D. Confident
16.
Citing Evidence- 2. Part B: Which quotation supports your answer to Part A?
a)
A. "with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys"
b)
B. "But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious"
c)
C. "They resolved to leave means neither of ingress or egress"
d)
D. "the creation of the prince's own eccentric yet august taste"
17.
Characterization- 3. Which idea conveys conflicting motivations within the guests?
a)
A. They want to take part in an exciting experience, but they feel guilty about their wealth.
b)
B. They want to leave the celebration, but they are afraid of rebelling against Prince Prospero.
c)
C. They want to have a good time, but they cannot stop thinking about the possibility of death.
d)
D. They want to enjoy the party, but they keep contemplating on the suffering in the rest of the country.
18.
Words & Phrases- 4. What is the effect of the description in the following sentence? "And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the disease, were the incidents of half an hour."
a)
A. It asserts that the cure for the plague is available.
b)
B. It summarizes the varied benefits of the plague.
c)
C. It describes how fast people spread the plague.
d)
D. It relays how speedily the plague kills.
19.
Central Idea- 5. This question has 2 parts. Part A: What is the central idea of the short story?
a)
A. Prince Prospero and his friends put on a masquerade to celebrate the Red Death.
b)
B. Prince Prospero and his friends assemble everyone in the kingdom to flee the Red Death.
c)
C. Prince Prospero and his friends gather to escape the Red Death and end up dying anyways.
d)
D. Prince Prospero and his friends hold a ball to commemorate those who survived the Red Death.
20.
Citing Evidence- 5. Part B: Which 2 quotations support the answer to Part A?
a)
"And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall."
b)
"It was toward the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad, that the Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence."
c)
"In an assembly of phantasms such as I have painted, it may well be supposed that no ordinary appearance could have excited such sensation."
d)
"In many palaces, however, such suites form a long and straight vista, while the folding doors slide back nearly to the walls on either hand, so that the view of the whole extent is scarcely impeded."
e)
"But in the corridors that followed the suite, there stood, opposite to each window, a heavy tripod, bearing a brazier of fire that protected its rays through the tinted glass and so glaringly illumined the room."
21.
Characterization- 6. This next question has 2 parts. Part A: Which 2 qualities exemplify the guests in the short story?
a)
Apprehensive
b)
Self-centered
c)
Courageous
d)
Intelligent
e)
Content
22.
Citing Evidence- 6. Part B: Which 2 quotations support your answer to Part A?
a)
"The external world could take care of itself"
b)
"it was observed that the giddiest grew pale"
c)
"a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court"
d)
"There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments"
e)
"With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion"
23.
Citing Evidence- 7. Which phrase portrays the guests' fears of the seventh room? 1) But to the chamber which lies most westwardly of the seven, 2) there are now none of the maskers who venture; 3) for the night is waning away; 4) and there flows a ruddier light through the blood-colored panes; 5) and the 6) blackness of the sable drapery appals; 7) and to him whose foot falls upon the sable carpet, 8) there comes from the near clock of ebony a muffled peal more solemnly emphatic than any 9) which reaches their ears who indulge in the more remote gaieties of the other apartments.
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
24.
Words & Phrases- 8. What is the effect of the depiction of the "ebony clock" in the story?
a)
A. It symbolizes the seconds left before the party starts.
b)
B. It represents the dark moments of the prince's life.
c)
C. It signifies the amount of time until death arrives.
d)
D. It denotes the people's fascination with dying.
25.
Theme- 9. This question has 2 parts. Part A: Which two themes could be true based on the short story?
a)
Pride motivates people to make rash decisions.
b)
No one can avoid death.
c)
A cautious mindset ultimately leads to safer circumstances.
d)
Fear is an important part of human relationships.
e)
Experiencing a difficult event is easier with friends.
26.
Citing Evidence- 9. Part B: Which quotation supports each answer to Part A?
a)
"It was then, however, that the Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentary cowardice, rushed hurriedly through the six chambers, while none followed him on account of a deadly terror that had seized upon all."
b)
"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."
c)
"But the echoes of the chime die away --they have endured but an instant --and a light, half-subdued laughter floats after them as they depart."
d)
"Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence."
e)
"With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion."
27.
Structure- 10. This question has 2 parts. Part A: How is the story organized?
a)
A. It sets up an argument against the Red Death and discusses the various reasons for avoiding it.
b)
B. It starts with a definition of the Red Death and ends with a resolution involving a treatment.
c)
C. It begins with a portrayal of the Red Death and concludes with a description on its effects.
d)
D. It introduces the idea of the Red Death and leaves the reader wondering what happened.
28.
Structure- 10. Part B: How does the order of events contribute to the meaning of the story?
a)
A. It strengthens the belief that the Red Death is lethal.
b)
B. It negates the thought that the Red Death is dangerous.
c)
C. It criticizes those who come into contact with the Red Death.
d)
D. It increases the emotions involved in dealing with the Red Death.
29.
Words & Phrases- 11. What is the author's intent behind the name "Prince Prospero?"
a)
A. It portrays the prince's positive outlook on the future.
b)
B. It explains the prince's goals for the party.
c)
C. It pokes fun at the prince's actual fate.
d)
D. It correlates to the prince's success.
30.
Words & Phrases- 12. What is the effect of the repetition of the word "much" within the following sentence? "He had directed, in great part, the moveable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fete; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders. Be sure they were grotesque. There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm --much of what has been since seen in "Hernani." There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments. There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions. There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."
a)
A. It depicts the variety of entertainment that the people had requested from Prince Prospero during the masquerade.
b)
B. It accentuates the extremely strange behavior and excessive activities of the prince in the midst of a horrific plague.
c)
C. It heightens the tremendously enjoyable mood of the partygoers as they deal with their fears of death.
d)
D. It intensifies the loveliness of the setting where the duke and the citizens live.
31.
Structure- 13. What is the impact of the sentence structure in the following paragraph on the meaning of the story? "To and fro in the seven chambers there stalked, in fact, a multitude of dreams. And these --the dreams --writhed in and about, taking hue from the rooms, and causing the wild music of the orchestra to seem as the echo of their steps. And, anon, there strikes the ebony clock which stands in the hall of the velvet. And then, for a moment, all is still, and all is silent save the voice of the clock. The dreams are stiff-frozen as they stand. But the echoes of the chime die away -- they have endured but an instant --and a light, half-subdued laughter floats after them as they depart. And now again the music swells, and the dreams live, and writhe to and fro more merrily than ever, taking hue from the many-tinted windows through which stream the rays from the tripods. But to the chamber which lies most westwardly of the seven, there are now none of the maskers who venture; for the night is waning away; and there flows a ruddier light through the blood-colored panes; and the blackness of the sable drapery appals; and to him whose foot falls upon the sable carpet, there comes from the near clock of ebony a muffled peal more solemnly emphatic than any which reaches their ears who indulge in the more remote gaieties of the other apartments."
a)
A. The short phrases mirror the amount of time that the people have left.
b)
B. The repeated words suggest the people's belief that this event will last forever.
c)
C. The simple vocabulary imitates the uncomplicated lives of the people living with the prince.
d)
D. The long, complex sentences reflect contrasting emotions and actions of the people at the party.
32.
Inference- 14. This question has 2 parts. Part A: What does the masked figure represent?
a)
A. the Red Death
b)
B. Prince Prospero
c)
C. the guests' fears
d)
D. the duke's employees
33.
Citing Evidence- Part B: Which 2 quotations support your answer to Part A?
a)
"And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death"
b)
"And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall"
c)
"The tastes of the duke were peculiar"
d)
" Prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball"
e)
"a throng of the revellers at once threw themselves into the black apartment"
34.
Structure- 15. This question has 2 parts. Part A: Which 2 details about the masked figure create tension in the plot?
a)
Its actions
b)
Its appearance
c)
Its voice
d)
Its history
e)
Its dreams
35.
Citing Evidence- 15. Part B: Which 2 pieces of evidence support your answers to Part A? 1) His vesture was dabbled in blood --and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror. 2) When the eyes of Prince Prospero fell upon this spectral image 3) (which with a slow and solemn movement, as if more fully to sustain its role, stalked to and fro among the waltzers) 4) he was seen to be convulsed, in the first moment with a strong shudder either of terror or distaste; but, in the next, his brow reddened with rage. 5) "Who dares?" he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him --"who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? 6) Seize him and unmask him --that we may know whom we have to hang at sunrise, from the battlements!"
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
e)
5
36.
Tone- 16. How does the Prince's tone towards the masked figure change?
a)
A. It shifts from proud to angry to calm.
b)
B. It shifts from thrilled to uncertain to furious.
c)
C. It shifts from arrogant to hesitant to outraged.
d)
D. It shifts from peaceful to conceited to annoyed.
37.
Citing Evidence- 17. This question has 2 parts. Part A: Which word characterizes what the guests discover beneath the mask?
a)
"untenanted"
b)
"grave-cerements"
c)
"corpse-like"
d)
"tangible"
e)
"violent"
38.
Citing Evidence- 17. Part B: What does the answer to Part A indicate about the masked figure?
a)
A. There was another prince.
b)
B. There was nothing there.
c)
C. There was a dead body.
d)
D. There was an actor.

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