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Vocabulary for “The Masque of the Red Death”
Answer the following questions using the vocabulary words from Poe’s story. Be sure that your answers fully respond to each question and use the vocabulary term correctly within your sentence. Use proper punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and underline the vocabulary term in each of your sentences. DO NOT COPY ANY SENTENCES FROM THE STORY. YOUR RESPONSES MUST BE ORIGINAL.
1. What is something that might be banned?
2. Explain a situation that would be the opposite of blasphemy?
3. Give an example of someone behaving like a buffoon. What type of behavior would be demonstrated by this individual?
4. Read the following example sentence and determine if the term dauntless is being used correctly. If it is, then leave the sentence alone. If it is not, then create a new sentence that uses the term correctly.
Example: It is dauntless to expect a stubborn person to suddenly change his ways.
5. When you think of a hue, what is your favorite?
6. What amount of time has lapsed since you learned to tie your shoes?
7. What is an example of a pestilence?
8. Explain the physical qualities and/or mannerisms of someone who is robust.
9. What type of event is one that may be considered somber?
10. In what type of situation might you writhe in pain?
BONUS: Complete these two for extra credit by answering each in a complete sentence that uses the vocabulary term correctly.
a. What could someone tell by looking closely at the countenance of a peer after this person has just taken a tough exam?
b. If you emanate an air of self-confidence in all sports, would you be anxious to try a sport you have never tried before? Explain, why or why not.