According to H.P. Lovecraft, what is the oldest and strongest kind of fear?
How to Write Your Own Scary Story

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Fear of monsters
Fear of the unknown
Fear of the dark
Fear of blood
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is a key element in creating suspense in a story?
Leaving the audience in anticipation
Using only nighttime settings
Revealing horrors immediately
Including lots of action scenes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which genre is NOT mentioned as a familiar example of suspense?
Action movies
Romantic comedies
Mystery novels
Horror films
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What narrative technique involves limiting the narrator's knowledge?
First-person perspective
Multiple narrators
Omniscient narrator
Limited point of view
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which setting is noted for its popularity due to its atmospheric qualities?
Modern New York
Ancient Rome
Futuristic Tokyo
Victorian London
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does Edgar Allan Poe use to convey the mental state of the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Rhyming couplets
First-person plural
Fragmented sentences
Long descriptive paragraphs
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is dramatic irony?
When nobody knows what's happening
When the audience knows something the characters do not
When the characters and audience know the same information
When the audience knows less than the characters
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