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Student Created Mystery Quiz 2016

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Irony is:

a)

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphasis #verbalirony

b)

originally used in Greek tragedy,a technique by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the characters in the play #dramaticirony

c)

a situation or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result

#situationalirony

d)

all definitions listed here are types

2.
__________,  the ancient Roman lawyer, became popular within the mystery genre for his courtroom speeches.
a)
Poe
b)
Christie
c)
Cicero
d)
Sophocles
3.
During the show, the girl ________ in the dark for her glasses on the floor.
a)
groped
b)
interrogated
c)
coerced
d)
compelled
4.
The old hotel was very ________ with 1920 style chandeliers and antique green velvet window dressings.
a)
swanky
b)
facade
c)
avaricious
d)
imminent
5.
Who was the first fictional detective and when was this character created?
a)
Poe, 1840s
b)
Dupin, 1840s
c)
Holmes, 1820s
d)
Christie, 1920s
6.
The man who created made paperback books available to the reading public in the _______ was named__________.
a)
1930s, Albert Lion
b)
1940s, Rod Serling
c)
1920s, Allan Lane
d)
1930s, Agatha Christie
7.
Crimes are solved using keen awareness, scrutiny, and logic. The detective eventually uses his prowess and makes an intelligent  ____________.
a)
suspense
b)
observation
c)
resolution
d)
deduction
8.
Since the full moon beamed behind the field lights, Sam had a gut feeling that tonight's lacrosse game was doomed. What is a "gut feeling?"
a)
compelling
b)
deception
c)
intuition
d)
avarice
9.
During the interrogation, the ________________ of the suspect was blank and emotionless, sealing his true intentions deep within.
a)
facade
b)
intuition
c)
deception
d)
alibi
10.
The excuse Brooke used to explain her whereabouts to the police during the investigation turned out to be a phony ________.
a)
alibi
b)
witness
c)
pseudonym
d)
red herring
11.

The Zodiac Killer, a ___________________ serial killer in the late 1960s, was famous for his murders and has never been found.

a)

notorious

b)

swanky

c)

patriarchal

d)

hospitable

12.
James Bond thought it was a kidnapping, but the crime was murder.  The _______________ had thrown both him and the reader off.
a)
foil
b)
foreshadowing
c)
red herrings
d)
detective
13.

O. Henry, the name used by the author formally known as William Sydney Porter, wrote "A Retrieved Reformation" about a safe cracker who is sprung from jail early, is really a _____________

a)

red herring

b)

culprit

c)

pseudonym

d)

author

14.
Who created the hard-boiled style of writing in the 1930s before Raymond Chandler perfected it?
a)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
b)
Agatha Christie
c)
Dashiell Hammett
d)
Mickey Spillane
15.
Pulp fiction was created in the ...
a)
1930s
b)
1920s
c)
1840s
d)
1880s
16.
A "gumshoe" is the same thing as a ___________  or a detective.
a)
sleuth
b)
victim
c)
witness
d)
culprit
17.
A reason for a criminal act ...or most acts for that matter.
a)
motive
b)
intuition
c)
scrutiny
d)
facade
18.
The reader knew Billy Weaver was sipping poison and would soon be dead and stuffed as one of the Landlady's pets...This is
a)
flashback
b)
irony
c)
imagery
d)
symbolism
19.
Another term for sidekick or partner would be....
a)
accomplice
b)
alibi
c)
scapegoat
d)
alias
20.

What kind of character is Dr. Watson? (Hint: He is one-dimensional and really used to make the protagonist "look good.")

a)

foil

b)

protagonist

c)

red herring

d)

background character

21.
The culprit used another one of his many _________ to disguise his true identity.
a)
alibis
b)
aliases
c)
red herrings
d)
motives
22.
What is the correct chronological order of the history of mystery
a)
United States, England, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece
b)
Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, United States , England
c)
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, United States, Italy
d)
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, England, United States
23.
Up until the Industrial Revolution, reading had been done for reasons of __________ not entertainment.
a)
fun
b)
education
c)
entertainment
d)
suspense
24.
Which two vocabulary terms are synonymous
a)
compel and swanky
b)
avaricious and deceive
c)
infamous and notorious
d)
imminent and alias
25.

Which two vocabulary terms are antonyms of one another?

a)

mediate & negotiate

b)

imminent & notorious

c)

belligerent & hospitable

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