How to Write Your Own Scary Story

According to H.P. Lovecraft, what is the oldest and strongest kind of fear?

• Fear of monsters

• Fear of the unknown

• Fear of the dark

• Fear of blood

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What is a key element in creating suspense in a story?

• Leaving the audience in anticipation

• Using only nighttime settings

• Revealing horrors immediately

• Including lots of action scenes

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Which genre is NOT mentioned as a familiar example of suspense?

• Action movies

• Romantic comedies

• Mystery novels

• Horror films

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What narrative technique involves limiting the narrator's knowledge?

• First-person perspective

• Multiple narrators

• Omniscient narrator

• Limited point of view

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Which setting is noted for its popularity due to its atmospheric qualities?

• Modern New York

• Ancient Rome

• Futuristic Tokyo

• Victorian London

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What does Edgar Allan Poe use to convey the mental state of the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

• Rhyming couplets

• First-person plural

• Fragmented sentences

• Long descriptive paragraphs

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What is dramatic irony?

• When nobody knows what's happening

• When the audience knows something the characters do not

• When the characters and audience know the same information

• When the audience knows less than the characters

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In 'Oedipus Rex', what is the source of suspense?

• Oedipus trying to find his parents

• Oedipus learning the truth about his parents

• Oedipus fighting mythical creatures

• Oedipus becoming king

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What is a cliffhanger?

• A happy ending

• A character hanging from a cliff

• A story ending abruptly, leaving questions unanswered

• A detailed description of a mountainous setting

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Which literary device is used to hint at future events in a story?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

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