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WorksheetsScary monsters
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The "monster" is often a metaphor for ____________
outsiders
communists
aliens
slaves
"Invasion of the body snatchers" was a satire about _________
witches
thieves
Grendel
investigations on political opponents
What might Anglo-Saxon kings have used a monstrous figure for?
frighten citizens to prevent them from rebelling
hide conflicts and create an illusion of solidarity
colonise lands
reshape the natural world
What's the first real monster in English literature?
Caliban
Prometheus
Grendel
Beowulf
What can horror movies help us explore?
fears of contemporary society
the nature of living deads
Anglo-Saxon culture and literature
aliens
What does Mary Shelley's novel manifest?
fear and interest about modifying nature
admiration for heroes such as Beowulf
fear of Grendel's greed and violence
horrified fascination with aliens
What's a recurring theme in horror cinema?
the division beetween "us" and "them"
the idea that anyone could become a monster
conflicts amongst nobles
anti-McChartyism satire
The media can manipulate our perception of the enemies of society often figured as "monsters". What are we often told they are threatening?
our military strength
our territories
our politicians
our costumes
What do "The tempest" and "Frankenstein" have in common?
they both talk about zombies
they are both political satires
they both represent the fears of the public for which they have been written
they have been written in the same period
How have monsters evoluted with the development of technology and computer graphics?
they do not represent the fears of society anymore
they have become more popular
they have become similar to each other and it's not possible to distinguish them
they have become scarier than ever before
