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Gothic Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term refers to the speed at which the story unfolds?

a)

Pacing

b)

Mood

c)

Ambiguity

d)

Vehemently

2.

What do we call hints or clues planted by the author that suggest future events?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Suspense

c)

Sagacity

d)

Acute

3.

Who is a storyteller whose account of events is compromised, biased, or distorted?

a)

Unreliable Narrator

b)

Gothic

c)

Psychological Horror

d)

Cosmic Horror

4.

What is the quality of being open to more than one interpretation?

a)

Ambiguity

b)

Tension

c)

Dissimulation

d)

Audacity

5.

Which literary style is characterized by mystery, decay, darkness, high emotion, and the supernatural?

a)

Gothic

b)

Suspense

c)

Mood

d)

Pacing

6.

What subgenre focuses on mental, emotional, and psychological instability to create dread?

a)

Psychological Horror

b)

Cosmic Horror

c)

Gothic

d)

Ambiguity

7.

What does the word "acute" mean?

a)

Sharp or highly developed

b)

Open to more than one interpretation

c)

Done with great force

d)

Hints or clues

8.

What is "audacity"?

a)

A willingness to take bold, often disrespectful, risks

b)

The concealment of thoughts

c)

Hints about future events

d)

A subgenre of horror

9.

What does "vehemently" mean?

a)

Done with great force, passion, or intensity

b)

Open to more than one interpretation

c)

Sharp or highly developed

d)

A sense of strain within a story

10.

What is the term for wisdom or soundness of judgment?

a)

Sagacity

b)

Ambiguity

c)

Tension

d)

Pacing

11.

What is the term for a storyteller whose account is biased or distorted?

a)

Unreliable Narrator

b)

Gothic

c)

Acute

d)

Vehemently

12.

Which word describes hints or clues about future events in a story?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Tension

c)

Sagacity

d)

Ambiguity

13.

What does the word "prosaic" mean?

a)

Dull, ordinary, or lacking in imagination.

b)

Extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow.

c)

Complaining in a whining manner.

d)

Having or showing extreme greed for wealth.

14.

How is something done "furtively"?

a)

With a lack of respect

b)

In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively

c)

With enthusiasm and concern

d)

With apparent kindness

15.

What does "querulous" mean?

a)

Extremely complex and difficult to follow

b)

Complaining in a whining or petulant manner

c)

Dull or lacking in imagination

d)

Secretively

16.

Which word means "extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow"?

a)

Impertinence

b)

Convoluted

c)

Apathy

d)

Subjugated

17.

What does "subjugated" mean?

a)

Dull or ordinary

b)

Brought under complete control or domination

c)

Treating someone with kindness

d)

Secretively

18.

Which word best describes someone who is dull or lacking in imagination?

a)

Prosaic

b)

Querulous

c)

Patronizing

d)

Subjugated

19.

Which word means "complaining in a whining or petulant manner"?

a)

Convoluted

b)

Querulous

c)

Impertinence

d)

Furtively

20.

What is the definition of "convoluted"?

a)

Extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow

b)

Complaining in a whining manner

c)

Dull or lacking in imagination

d)

Secretively