Horror Genre Quiz

What is the central idea of paragraph two?

• Scary stories are fun because the characters are in a world unlike ours.

• Readers identify the story's setting by recalling scenes from popular horror stories.

• Suspense is created by setting up scenes where readers know bad things can occur.

• We are surprised by familiar characters because they often think and act innocently.

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According to the author, what are the limitations of defining horror by its focus on monsters?

• People can think of many different monsters.

• Some horror stories do not have monsters at all.

• Our ideas about vampires have changed over time.

• The struggle between good and evil is more important.

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The feeling of suspense in a horror story intensifies when ________________.

• The protagonist is a superhero.

• The characters avoid going into places like basements.

• The monsters in a story are unfamiliar to the reader.

• The story takes place in a cheerful setting.

• The reader expects horrible things to happen.

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What is an example of horror that has its source inside a character?

• A woman knows she should not go into a basement but does so anyway.

• A vampire in a story inspires the reader to hang garlic in their window.

• The squirrel in the attic causes people to think they hear ghosts.

• A dentist desires knowledge so intensely that they create a monster.

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Which two details support the author’s central idea that horror can be categorized by the source of the horror?

• We are not surprised to find old houses, abandoned castles, damp cellars, or dark forests as important elements in the horror story. (paragraph 3)

• … the ghosts turn out to be ghosts in the attic… (paragraph 4)

• … horror has its greatest effect on us because we almost believe… that events are possible. (paragraph 4)

• Dr. Frankenstein’s need for knowledge turns him into the kind of person who creates a monster. (paragraph 5).

• The vampire attacks the victim, but then the victim becomes the vampire and attacks others. (paragraph 5)

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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph six?

• Stories in the horror genre express a wide variety of themes.

• Certain themes are common to many stories in the horror genre.

• The horror genre concentrates on the conflict between good and evil.

• Society believes that new knowledge is always good for the horror genre.

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The author’s main purpose for writing this is to __________.

• Persuade people to become fans of the horror genre.

• Encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created.

• Compare and contrast the most famous horror characters in literature.

• Provide information about popular horror stories from a long time ago.

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Create a summary of the selection by ordering the ideas in the way they are presented in the text.

• Horror stories can cause the audience to focus more on suspense than on the 

  characters.

  
  

• Horror stories can cause the audience to question whether obtaining new 

  knowledge is necessarily a good thing.

  
  

• The feeling of fear from horror stories can come from believing that the stories 

  could be real.

  
  

• Horror stories have many characteristics, one of which is structure, or the flow of 

  events in a story.

  
  

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What is the main idea of the selection? Cite two pieces of evidence from the text to support your response. Use RACE when answering the question.

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