Masque of the Red Death

Who does Prince Prospero invite to the "deep seclusion of his castellated abbey?"

• All of the country

• Those affected with the Red Death

• His friends, including knights and dames

• His family

What happens immediately when the ebony clock strikes midnight?

• A strange masked figure is seen by the whole company.

• Prince Prospero asks all of the guests to leave.

• The Red Death kills everyone in the castle.

Why does the appearance of the masked figure fill the company with "terror, horror, and disgust?"

• People wonder how it got in the castle.

• They believe it resembles the Red Death.

• They are worried that it will ruin their masked ball.

• People are curious as to the identity of the figure.  

What had long devastated the country?

• fever

• black death

• red death

• lice

¡What happens when the ebony clock strikes each hour? Why?

¡What stands against the western wall of the last chamber? What might this foreshadow?

Prince Prospero was everything except?

• happy

• dauntless

• concerned

• secluded

Which are symptoms of the red death?

• sharp pains

• bleeding from the pores

• dizziness

• all of the above

Why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in an abbey?

• to pray in seclusion

• to celebrate his birthday

• to escape an invading army

• to escape the Red Death

Why does Prince Prospero decide to have a masquerade?

• to show off his good decorating taste to his friends

• to give the musicians and entertainers something to do

• to distract himself and his guests from the boredom and fear of their seclusion

• to taunt those outside the walls who are suffering and dying of the Red Death