Quiz on Genre and Suspense

What is the definition of a genre?

• A specific type of music

• A particular type or style of literature, art, film, or music

• A type of food

• A style of clothing

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What is the main focus of the horror genre?

• To make people laugh

• To elicit a sense of dread through frightening images, themes, and situations

• To educate about history

• To promote relaxation

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Which sub-genre involves ghost stories or supernatural events that do not exist within scientific explanation?

• Gothic

• Survival

• Paranormal

• Occult

What does the survival sub-genre focus on?

• Protagonists fighting for their lives against overwhelming odds

• Romantic relationships

• Historical events

• the mental and emotional state of characters.

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What is suspense?

• The joy we feel when a story ends

• The uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story

• The excitement of a new beginning

• The satisfaction of a resolved conflict

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Which sub-genre centers on the mental and emotional state of characters?

• Gothic

• Psychological

• Occult

• Supernatural

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“There is no terror in the ____________, only in the _____________of it”

– Alfred Hitchcock

• gunshot, anticipation

• scream, creation

• movie, financing

• world, destruction

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Which of the following is NOT caused by suspense?

• Wondering if a plot twist is coming

• Concerned if your favorite character will survive/prevail

• Delaying sleep, food, friends just to find out what happens next

• A general sense of disinterest

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