Suspense Quiz

When you spot a spider on the ceiling and watch it, hoping it does not fall on you, this is an example of _______________

• Suspense

• Shock

When the birthday present explodes with confetti, this is an example of _____________________

• Suspense

• Shock

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along

• The climax of a story

• A struggle between two opposing forces

• Part of the resolution

A state of being excited or nervous about what may happen is called _______________

• conflict

• suspense

• plot

• superstition

When the audience is aware of something that a character isn't, this technique is _________________

• foreshadowing

• superstition

• playing God

• subplot

What is it called when the author gives hints or clues about future events in a story?

• cliffhanger

• plot

• suspense

• foreshadowing

Suspense can be created by music, sounds, and lighting.

• True

• False

Hitchcock's "playing God" technique means _____________

• characters live and die

• audience knows/characters do not

• suspense movie

• throwing a party

It is a dark and stormy night somewhere in the woods. This is an example of what?

• shock

• setting

• playing God

• emotions

What two questions does SETTING answer?

• What happened? Who was involved?

• Who are the main characters and what is the problem?

• Who is involved? Why are they involved?

• When and where does the story take place?