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Our Monsters, Our Selves

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.
Before September 11th, we seemed to be in the midst of a great revival of __________________________.
a)
Dracula movies
b)
Godzilla movies
c)
famous monster movies
d)
cinematic revamps of movies
2.
In the immediate wake of the 911 tragedies, U. S. citizens ______. 
a)
Avoided romantic comedies
b)
Sought innocence 
c)
avoided monster type movies
d)
Holing up in their homes with friends and family
3.

"Our monsters are always trying to show us something, if we would only pay attention." Which of the following is the best interpretation of this quote?

a)

Return to normal life and routine.

b)

to deflect out fears on something else

c)

Within our popular culture, negotiating our ultimate inquiries and exploration of insecurities (monsters)

d)

Think of our legitimate securities yet endeavor to explore the unknown.

4.
What question did Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, present? 
a)
who is the monster?
b)
Who is more monstrous, the creature or the creator?
c)
who is the image to the divine?
d)
Is a monster a revelation of dread yet fascination?
5.

Where as the Dracula stories ask whether Vlad is a monster, "Nosferatu" and "Shadow" ask whether the monster is a god.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
Both the experience of horror in the face of the monstrous religion are represented as encounters with mysteries that elicit dread and fascination.  
a)
True
b)
False
7.

The question of Grendall chosen for culture and others for blessings comes from discussions of Bram Stoker's "Dracula".

a)

True

b)

False

8.
One interpretation of the quote from our anchor text, "Horror tends to amplify theological problems over theological solution" is _______________.
a)
religious function of horror is to bring to surface unrestricted elements that exist within religious tradition
b)
religious function is largely repressed by it
c)
Render inconclusive any assertion of a final triumph of the cosmos against chaos or good against evil. 
d)
Solicit unrestricted elements and yet render them inconclusive.
9.
The work Heterodox is synonymous with  
a)
orthodox
b)
nonconformist
c)
conformist
d)
semi-rebellions
10.

The definition and connotation of elicit means for example "her remarks elicited cheers and jeers"

a)

to evoke or draw out somethng latent or potential; positive

b)

to evoke or draw out something latent or potential; negative

c)

to evoke or draw out somethng latent or potential; neutral

d)

to provoke or call forth something latent or potential

11.
Our hunger for monster tales by such authors as Clive Barker, Stephen King, and Anne Rice was ____________, and mainstream interest in early-20th-century weird tales such as those of H.P. Lovecraft was growing. 
a)
insatiable
b)
satiable
c)
satifying
d)
saturated