Vocabulary
Define: masquerade
A party of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing and conversation.
What is the name of the plague?
Red Death
What is the setting of the story?
A castle.
What year was Poe born? 50 extra points for the exact date!
January 19th, 1809
From which direction do the rooms go?
East to west.
Define: pestilence
An epidemic disease that is highly contagious
Who dies first?
Prince Prospero
What is the point of view of this story?
Third Person Omniscient
What year did Poe die? 50 extra points for the exact date!
October 7, 1849
Name 3 of the room colors.
Blue, purple, green, orange, white, indigo/violet, and black.
Define: visage
Appearance: one's face.
The clock chimed every...
Is there an external or internal conflict? If so, what is it?
External, the plague
What was the title of Poe's murder mystery? 50 extra points: who was the culprit?
The Murder in the Rue Morgue, an orangutan
When was this story written?
1842
Define: sagacious
Having sound judgment and being mentally shrewd.
How many friends are invited to the party?
1,000
What is Prince Prospero indirectly characterized as?
A wealthy, arrogant, selfish man who thinks he can outrun death
True or False: Poe married his cousin named Eliza.
False, he married his cousin named Virginia.
Who do the partygoers discover when they unmask the intruder?
Nothing.
Define: disapprobation
An act of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
How many months of his seclusions does he have his party?
5 or 6 months
What is this story an allegory for?
Death and the progression of life.
True or False: Poe's cause of death is unknown.
True. Some people think it could have been heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal inflammation, cholera, and rabies. He was also found not wearing his own clothes and yelling the name "Reynolds."
In which room does the chase between Prospero and the intruder begin? Extra 100 points if you can list the exact order!
Starts in the blue room, then purple, green, orange, white, indigo/violet, and then black.