Suspense Quiz

What is the oldest and strongest form of fear?

• Monsters

• The unknown

• The dark

• Anything that makes you jump

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According to the video you just watched, what two genres do you most commonly see suspense?

• Thrillers and mysteries

• Dramatic novels and short stories

• Comic books and love stories

• Scary movies and adventure stories

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Which of these is the key to suspense?

• Making sure there are lots of creepy monsters

• Answering a question clearly and quickly so the audience doesn't have to wait

• Setting up a question that the audience wants the answer to, but keeping the audience interested as they find out

• Creating a setting that is scary and creating scary characters

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How does telling a story from the character's point of view help build suspense?

• The character is given as much information as the audience. Suspense is created from the unknown.

• The character knows exactly what's going on at all times. Suspense is created with the audience knows exactly what will happen in the story.

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How is setting used to develop suspense?

• The correct setting can limit the character's perspective and create suspense.

• The correct setting can make the character know all of the information and create suspense.

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What is the technique called where the author describes something in a way that builds suspense? For example: "She dropped the blood-red flowers."

• Foreshadowing

• Pacing

• Imagery

• Irony

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What technique do Alfred Hitchcock and Edgar Allen Poe use when they use short sentences, prolonged silences, and punctuation such as ... or ______?

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Pacing

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How does the literary device of a cliffhanger build suspense? 

• The audience does not know the fate of the characters.

• The audience knows the fate of the characters.

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