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Cosy Crime Fiction Revision
Cosy Crime Fiction Revision
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1
What is the setting for a classic cosy?
A mysterious forest
A 'closed' domestic environment
A fantasy world
An open city setting
2
Who is Agatha Christie's most famous detective?
Sam Spade
Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
3
Name the detective...
Veronica Mars
Jessica Fletcher
Nancy Drew
Miss Jane Marple
4
What is another name for cosy crime fiction?
all of the above
the 'whodunnit'
the classical detective story
the Golden Age crime story
5
Which 'busy body' detective uses her intimate knowledge of her community to solve crimes?
Miss Austin
Miss Christie
Miss Marple
Miss Bantry
6
Name the detective.
Phillip Marlowe
Hercule Poirot
Harry Lavender
Sam Spade
7
Which of the following is a convention of cosy crime?
The denouement of the mystery takes place at the end
It is often set in the city
It was most popular in the 1950s and 60s
Written in first person from the detective's perspective
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The cosy detective style arose from the influence of which two 'puzzle-plot' authors?
Allingham and Wimsey
Conan Doyle and Poe
Sayers and Miller
Christie and Chandler
9
Which of the following is NOT a convention of cosy crime?
The setting is closed with a set number of suspects
The crime is committed by a mysterious stranger
The detective is a clever problem solver
Red herrings or false clues are used
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What is an essential element of cosy?
The detective is put in danger
That the detective is a male
That the crime is a murder
The writer "plays fair" so the reader can solve the crime
11
Who wrote the original Sherlock Holmes novels?
Edgar Allan Poe
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Agatha Christie
Raymond Chandler
12
Who is NOT an author of cosy crime?
Raymond Chandler
Ngaio Marsh
Dorothy Sayers
Agatha Christie
13
Characters in the cosy detective story are often...
from the police force
from an upper-class community
from the working-class community
from the local community
14
Crime fiction is a story about...
the world of corporate law
breaking the law, usually murder
real life mysteries
horrific, real life events
15
This is an image from which famous Sherlock Holmes mystery?
The Pound of the Baskervilles
The Howl of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Basckervilles
16
What is another name for the eventual "unknotting" of the mystery?
denouement
orientation
climax
complication
17
When was the Golden Age/Cosy of crime fiction?
1920s and 1930s in Britain
1920s and 1930s in USA
18
What is the most ingenious element of the cosy story?
the plot
the characters
the setting
the dialogue
19
Which book genre makes the most money? (Crime Fiction is second)
Horror
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
20
What is another name for a false clue used to throw the detective off track?
silver fish
blue cod
pink tuna
red herring
