E.A. Poe's "The Masque Of The Red Death"

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E.A. Poes "The Masque Of The Red Death" - Quiz

A quiz to take as a pre and post test for the short story.

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1.

The genre of "The Masque of the Red Death" is:
- A.
  
  Play
- B.
  
  Short story
- C.
  
  Novel
- D.
  
  Poem
2.

Prince Prospero symbolizes:
- A.
  
  The good fortune of life
- B.
  
  Death
- C.
  
  Old age
- D.
  
  Nature
3.

As used in literature, a symbol is:
- A.
  
  Something that stands for itself and something else
- B.
  
  Extreme exaggeration
- C.
  
  A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
- D.
  
  What begins the action of a story
4.

The eastern room, the blue room, may be symbolic of:
- A.
  
  Birth and infancy; innocence
- B.
  
  Old age
- C.
  
  Death
5.

The ebony clock is symbolic of the passage of time towards death.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

An allegory is a:
- A.
  
  Short story turned into a play
- B.
  
  A poem
- C.
  
  A work with two layers of meaning
7.

Initially, the characterts in the story find refuge from the Red Death in the prince's "castellated abbey."
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

The ebony clock stood against the:
- A.
  
  Western wall
- B.
  
  Eastern wall
- C.
  
  Neither
9.

Grotesque means:
- A.
  
  Having a bizarre, fantastic appearance
- B.
  
  The tail end of romanticism
- C.
  
  The lack of restrictions
10.

Pervade means:
- A.
  
  To spread throughout
- B.
  
  Fearless
- C.
  
  Laid waste to
11.

What is the allegorical meaning of the seven rooms?
- A.
  
  The seven ages, or "stages," of life
- B.
  
  Party decorations to enliven the mood of the ball
- C.
  
  Prince Prospero had a huge mansion
12.

All the details in the story are Poe's way of creating a sense of:
- A.
  
  Horror
- B.
  
  Amusement
- C.
  
  Confusion
13.

Prince Prospero thought it was possible to escape:
- A.
  
  Life
- B.
  
  Love
- C.
  
  Death
14.

Prince Prospero reacted so violently towards the Red Death because he couldn't come to grips with his own mortality.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all" is another, more formal, way of saying:
- A.
  
  "Death held power over everyone"
- B.
  
  "Death only strikes when you fear it"
- C.
  
  "Death comes when one least expects it"
16.

Allusion is:
- A.
  
  The repetition of consonant sounds
- B.
  
  A point by point comparison
- C.
  
  An indirect reference to a person, place, or literary work
17.

Which of the following statements from the story is a biblical allusion:
- A.
  
  "who dares insult us with this blasphemou mockery?"
- B.
  
  "He had come like a thief in the night."
- C.
  
  "But in spite of these things it was a gay and magnificant revel."