Horror Quiz

Select all examples of genres:

• Science Fiction

• Settings

• Characters

• Romance

• Western

Genre blending is when a text includes elements of two or more genres together

• True

• False

All horror texts include these common elements. (Select all that apply)

• A confrontation of the unknown or unexplainable

• Witches, ghosts and dark spirits

• Explores the limits of what people can do or experience

• Explores our deepest and darkest fears.

An interesting element of Ancient horror texts is

• that all magic was considered evil

• that magic was not considered evil

Medieval horror texts were designed to provide moral education.

• True

• False

Gothic horror texts often include the following elements: (Select all that apply)

• Heroes are pure, white and gentle

• Often reflect on the destruction and decay of structures, society and humanity

• Include modern settings

• Based on myths and legends

Modern horror includes... (Select all that apply)

• blood and gore

• science is something to be feared

• old, decaying settings

• special effects

We can identify horror texts by their setting. Select all the options that describe common horror settings.

• Ruined, old and/or abandoned buildings

• Wild, untamed natural places

• Cemeteries, grave yards, crypts and tombs 

• mental asylums and hospitals

• places with an eerie atmosphere

The protagonist is the:

• villain, "bad guy"

• hero, main character, "good guy"

The antagonist is the:

• "bad guy", villain

• hero, main character, "good guy"