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1
Suspense and tension in horror movies is often created through...
...diegetic sound.
...dialogue.
...no sound.
...non-diegetic sound.
2
What is this effect called?
jump cut
jump scare
jumping jack
jump angle
3
Two fears horror movies usually play on.
monsters and icicles
isolation and mothers
icecream and mothballs
isolation and monsters
4
Though many horror movies are set in isolated places, quite a few are set in...
....suburban neighbourhoods.
...all of the other answers are correct.
...holiday parks.
...kindergartens.
5
Iconography in horror movies commonly includes...
knives, religious symbols and dolls
plates, love symbols and train-sets
chainsaws, masks and mirrors
spoons, traffic symbols and lego
6
History: the first horror film (1896) by Georges Melies featured what kind of monster?
vampire
shark
werewolf
zombie
7
Three types of monsters commonly used in horror movies.
alien, supernatural and viral
alien, supernatural and mad human
alien, supertrooper and vinyl
alien, supermarket and vial
8
What purpose do high, low and canted angles serve in horror films?
All of the other answers are correct.
They make the film's world seem distorted.
They make ordinary settings look strange and threatening.
They make everything look out of kilter and thus weird.
9
Why are suburban neigbourhoods a good setting for horror movies?
They're much scarier than a cabin in the woods.
They seem safe, and it's thus more scary if they're not.
They seem more real because many viewers live in them.
They're often abandoned and thus make it easy for monsters.
10
What is this camera angle called?
low angle
high angle
11
What does the "final girl," who survives in a horror, usually NOT do?
She doesn't have sex.
She doesn't kill anyone.
She doesn't stumble when she's running.
She doesn't meet the monster.
12
A type of lighting often used in horror films to create high contrast between light and dark.
chiaroscuro
chickennugget
chihuahua
chicanana
13
Trivia: why did Hitchcock film his 1960 horror film
Psycho
in black-and-white?
So he could show a man dressed in women's clothes.
So he could show blood going down the shower drain.
So he could show a knife stabbing a woman.
So he could show a woman in the shower.
14
History: why were most copies of Murnau's vampire film
Nosferatu
(1922) destroyed?
It was thought to have a bad effect on young people.
It violated copyright laws.
It violated good taste.
It was too scary.
15
What is this camera angle called?
dutch tilt
high angle
straight on
canted
