Vocabulary
PESTILENCE
a fatal, contagious, and rapidly spreading epidemic disease that devastates populations, historically epitomized by the Black Death
What is the main color of the final room?
Black
The story is told from which point of view?
Third person (omniscient)
What is the name of the cloaked figure that symbolises death?
The Grim Reaper
COURTIERS
a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen:
What was the color of the first room?
Blue
The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls, falling in heavy folds upon a carpet of the same material and hue.
Imagery
The first case of Covid-19 was reported in what country?
China
SECLUSION
the state of being private and away from other people
The clock was located on which wall of the final room?
He had come like a thief in the night.
Simile
What is the name of the object with a curved long blade that is usually carried by the Grim Reaper?
Scythe
DAUNTLESS
showing fearlessness and determination
What weapon did Prince Prospero carry when pursuing the uninvited guest?
A dagger
Wealth and power cannot help anyone escape death.
What was the name of the infamous pandemic that swept across Europe in the 14th century, causing widespread devastation and death?
The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague
SAGACIOUS
having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions : marked by keen and farsighted understanding and judgment
What were Prince Prospero's first two words to the cloaked figure?
"Who dares ..."
Which literary device is prominently used in the story to represent the passage of time and the inevitability of death?
Symbolism (particularly through the use of the clock)
In folklore and Greek mythology, which figure, often associated with the Grim Reaper, escorts souls to the afterlife?
Charon, the ferryman of Hades