Worksheets“The Masque of the Red Death” Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in the abbey?
to pray in seclusion
to celebrate his birthday
to escape an invading army
to escape the Red Death
What does the black room in the story symbolize?
death and taxation
death and disease
disease and poverty
poverty and oppression
Prince Prospero's guests seem happy and carefree, but they stop celebrating and get very quiet every time the clock chimes. What does this tell you about how they are really feeling?
They are annoyed that the clock keeps interrupting their fun.
They are happy about their flawless escape from the Red Death.
Under their happy exterior, they are still worried about the Red Death.
While they are quiet, they think about how much they dislike Prospero.
What major theme is Poe trying to convey in this story?
God punishes sinners.
One should not attend parties uninvited.
Time passes slowly.
Death is unavoidable.
Prince Prospero objects to the masked stranger because he ___.
arrives uninvited
interrupts the musicians
is costumed as a victim of the Red Death
might contaminate the abbey with the plague.
How do the guests seem to feel about the masked figure’s costume?
They think it is amusing & cute.
They see it as tasteless & horrifying.
They feel it is elaborate & creative.
They find it fascinating & inventive.
Which best describes what the characters in this story are trying to do by coming to the abbey?
They are trying to cheat or defy death.
They want to make peace with death.
They are hoping to teach death a lesson.
They are hoping to bargain with death.
Who is the protagonist in this story?
the Red Death
the guests
Prince Prospero
the Prince’s personal guard
Who is the antagonist in this story?
the Red Death
the guests
Prince Prospero
the Prince’s personal guard
What makes “The Masque of the Red Death” an allegory?
Everyone dies in the end.
The theme is unclear.
The story teaches a lesson about good and evil.
The story has both a literal and symbolic meaning.
Why does Prince Prospero decide to have a masquerade?
to show off his good decorating taste to his friends
to distract everyone from the boredom and fear of their seclusion
to give the musicians and entertainers something to do
to tease the people outside the walls who are suffering and dying of the Red Death
Why do the decorations of the chambers for the party seem so strange and unusual?
Each room is decorated as a medical laboratory which studies the Red Death.
Each room is decorated in the theme of a popular song from the time period.
Each room is decorated with frightening portraits and freakish statues.
Each room is decorated solely in a single color, including lighting for the room.
Few people dare to enter the black apartment because ___.
faces look frightening there, and an ebony clock makes a strange sound
without light, no one can see or dance without causing injury to others
it is the room where Prince Prospero wears the masque of the Red Death
in this room a strange voice can be heard whose origins no one can trace
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prince Prospero symbolizes ___.
a terrible, deadly disease that had been spreading through Europe
a future people who learns how to fight infectious diseases successfully
anyone who believes they could escape death by their wealth and power
weak people who were easily infected by and died from bubonic plague
The most eastern, blue room is the first party chamber which symbolizes ___.
the setting sun and death
the rising sun and birth
the riches of Prince Prospero
the safety of the Prince’s abbey
