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40 Cards in this Set
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1. At the beginning of the story, what is happening to the people in the country?
a. They are upset because of money b. They were having a masquerade ball c. They were very tired d. They were devastated by a pestilence |
d. They were devastated by a pestilence
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2. The quote, “There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and the profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution,” is describing:
a. the people at the party b. the symptoms of the Red Death c. Prince Prospero d. the uninvited guest |
b. the symptoms of the Red Death
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3. What did Prince Prospero do after half of his dominion depopulated?
a. He called a state of emergency b. He called over his court and locked them in the castellated abbey c. He had a mass funeral d. He moved to another country |
b. He called over his court and locked them in the castellated abbey
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4. When did Prince Prospero have a big masquerade ball?
a. As soon as the pestilence began raging b. Upon locking himself in c. When everyone got better d. Five or six months after being locked in |
d. Five or six months after being locked in
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5. There were _____ apartments in Prospero’s castle.
a. 6 b. 2 c. 7 d. 8 |
c. 7
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6. What did people think of Prince Prospero?
a. He was kind-hearted b. He cared about his dominion c. He was eccentric d. He conformed to the norms of society |
c. He was eccentric
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7. What was unique about the Prince’s castle?
a. The walls were removable b. He had a pool that fit 1,000 people c. Each room had a colorful theme d. There was a huge chandelier in each room |
c. Each room had a colorful theme
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8. What does each apartment have?
a. a bed b. a fireplace c. a stained glass window d. some form of entertainment |
c. a stained glass window
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9. How was each apartment illuminated?
a. a brazier from the hallway b. a huge chandelier in the center of the room c. huge candles d. light bulbs... duh! |
a. a brazier from the hallway
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10. What color is ebony?
a. white b. black c. grey d. scarlet |
b. black
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11. What happens every hour?
a. everything ceases b. nothing c. everyone does a shot d. they play hide-and-go-seek |
a. everything ceases
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12. Which quote describes the uninvited guest’s appearance?
a. “He had come like a thief in the night.” b. “The figure was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave.” c. “... his brow reddened with rage.” d. “Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.” |
b. “The figure was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave.”
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13. What does the uninvited guest’s costume meant to symbolize?
a. Prince Prospero’s cowardice b. The Red Death c. A fun party d. all of the above |
b. The Red Death
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14. In what room did the stranger first appear?
a. White b. Black c. Blue d. Orange |
c. Blue
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15. How does Prince Prospero react to the stranger?
a. He welcomes him b. He is shocked and upset c. He feels guilty d. He introduces himself |
b. He is shocked and upset
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16. Why did Prince Prospero tell his courtiers to “seize and unmask” the stranger?
a. He couldn’t figure out his costume b. He wanted to prove how powerful he was c. He wants to see who he’s going to hang d. He had banned masks at his party |
c. He wants to see who he’s going to hang
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17. Why does Prospero go after the stranger?
a. To kill him b. To give him a drink c. To talk to him d. To ask about his costume |
a. To kill him
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18. What does Prospero pull out in the 6th room?
a. a noose b. a machete c. a dagger d. a sword |
c. a dagger
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19. What do the seven rooms symbolize?
a. stages of life/death b. Prospero’s love of the bizarre c. The Red Death d. The various costumes |
a. stages of life/death
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20. At what hour did the uninvited guest arrive?
a. noon b. midnight c. 8pm d. 10pm |
b. midnight
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21. The castle was “well-provisioned.” What are provisions?
a. costumes b. necessities c. musicians d. welded doors |
b. necessities
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22. The word illimitable means:
a. very small b. very big c. a lot of limits d. no limits |
d. no limits
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23. A sickness that can kill you is:
a. a sagacious b. a habiliment c. a pestilence d. a revel |
c. a pestilence
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24. Which word is a synonym for wise, clever and intelligent?
a. habiliment b. revel c. hearken d. sagacious |
d. sagacious
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25. Which of the two parts of speech can the word revel be? (mark both)
a. adjective b. adverb c. noun d. verb |
c. noun
d. verb |
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26. When you hearken, what are you doing?
a. praying b. listening attentively c. screaming d. working hard |
b. listening attentively
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27. A person, animal, thing, event, or idea that represents something in addition to itself is called a:
a. setting b. plot c. symbol d. foreshadow |
c. symbol
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28. Why did Poe use a masquerade ball in the story?
a. because he loved to party b. his wife loved to wear masks c. to show that you can’t hide from death d. because the Prince was a party animal |
c. to show that you can’t hide from death
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29. The Red Death was a fictional plague that Poe created. It was based on:
a. Bubonic Plague b. Yellow Fever c. Tuberculosis d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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30. Which of the following suggested that the revelers would not live long?
a. the white room b. the locked gates c. the dagger d. the ebony clock |
d. the ebony clock
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31. In the following passage, what is the most likely meaning of voluptuous?
“It was a voluptuous scene, that masquerade. But first let me tell of the rooms in which it was held. There were seven—an imperial suite.” a. terrifying b. ordinary c. unusual d. luxurious |
d. luxurious
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32. What is foreshadowed when Prospero’s “brow reddened with rage” at the sight of the uninvited guest?
a. how destructive Prospero’s anger is b. the red light from the window c. his death from the Red Death d. the ghetto-ness of party crashers |
c. his death from the Red Death
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33. Why does Prince Prospero fall in the western chamber?
a. he was tired of chasing the uninvited guest b. he dies of the Red Death c. he passed out from too much alcohol d. he gave up |
b. he dies of the Red Death
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34. Which sentence contains both an adjective and an adverb?
a. Courtiers firmly sealed the gates leading into the abbey. b. During the fifth or sixth month, the prince hosted a masked ball. c. Vivid colors filled every room except the seventh, which was ghastly. d. The seventh room was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries. |
d. The seventh room was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries.
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35. Prospero was a prince that was dedicated to his people. True or false?
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False, he should have stayed outside and tried to find ways to fight Red Death.
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36. Prospero was not afraid of anything or anybody. True or false?
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False, he did fear Red Death.
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37. Tenanted means occupied. True or false?
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True.
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38. The clock’s chime was beautiful so everyone stopped to listen. True or false?
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False, the chime was a reminder of Time and its movement toward death.
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39. The courtiers attack the uninvited guest when Prospero commands them to “seize him and unmask him.” True or false?
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False, everyone one was afraid, even Prince Prospero at first.
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40. Room 7 contained ruddy-colored panes. True or false?
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True, "ruddy" means reddish.
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