WorksheetsReview
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The author’s purpose in writing this essay most likely is to _____________.
A. teach writers how to develop a strong leading character
B. persuade readers to think of suspense films as superior to horror films
C. inform readers about the specific elements that create suspense
D. entertain readers with information about how popular movies are made
What does the author most likely mean by “ingredients in a formula” in the passage below?
In order to achieve this, one of the necessary ingredients of the formula is a series of plausible situations with people that are real. The characters are unbelievable you never get suspense, only surprise.
techniques to attain suspense
consistent artistic qualities across genres
actors in a movie
the set of rules used by every suspense director
According to Hitchcock, what are the ingredients of suspense? (Choose 2)
Allow the audience to know who has committed the crime.
Puzzle the audience with details that cause confusion.
Keep the audience from knowing who the suspect is in the film.
Include character with exaggerated personalities.
Make characters unknowingly interact with the criminal.
"Debunk" means
believable, reasonable
a person who might be guilty of a crime
to expose something as being untrue
not conscious, especially after being hit
carefreely
"Insensibility" means
believable, reasonable
a person who might be guilty of a crime
to expose something as being untrue
not conscious, especially after being hit
carefreely
"Plausible" means
believable, reasonable
a person who might be guilty of a crime
to expose something as being untrue
not conscious, especially after being hit
carefreely
"Suspect" means
believable, reasonable
a person who might be guilty of a crime
to expose something as being untrue
not conscious, especially after being hit
carefreely
Which is the best description of what Hitchcock meant by "Let Em Play God"?
Let the characters have complete power within a novel or movie
Make people believe in characters no matter what
Allow the audience to know more than the characters know in order to create suspense
Allow the characters to know more than the audience in order to create suspense
What is Alfred Hitchcock's point of view in "Let 'em Play God?"
To teach readers about what suspense is and how to attain it
To make readers surprised
To strike horror into his readers
To help the reader create a good movie
In order to create suspense, what does Hitchcock say the audience must know?
Nothing, they need to be surprised
The more gore the more suspense
The audience must imagine a monster
The audience must know all of the answers, but not when they are going to happen
Hitchcock says the audience will "work like the devil" for him if he tells them the secrets his characters do not know. What does it mean to work like the devil.
Work for something evil
Help the devil accomplish something
Work very hard
Be lazy and do no work
What is a whodunit or a puzzler?
A movie or book with a lot of mysteries and questions
A type of puzzle
They're not real things
None of the above
Hitchcock says writers "cry in agony" to achieve suspense. What does it mean to "cry in agony?" as it is used by Hitchcock
Writers are afraid of suspense
Writers hate when they create suspense
Writers desire to create suspense
Writers do not care about suspense
