Starter quiz
- If decorating a Christmas tree is a 'convention' of Christmas, what might a 'convention' be?
- an idea that many people adopt
- a typical way of doing things ✓
- a perfect example of something
- a standard of accepted behaviour
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- Which of the following would you not expect to find in a frightening text?
- vampires
- monsters
- genies ✓
- werewolves
- witches
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- The ______ marked the shift away from using manpower to farm and manufacture goods, and the turn towards using machinery to resource and create products instead.
- 'Industrial Revolution' ✓
- What did the Enlightenment period place emphasis on?
- reason and rationale ✓
- humour and goodwill
- peace and tranquility
- wealth and prosperity
- knowledge and truth ✓
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- Which weather would create the most tense and frightening atmosphere?
- bright sunshine
- crisp, cold snow
- thunder and flashing lightning ✓
- a light, warm breeze
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- Which of the following settings would create the most tense and frightening atmosphere?
- a quaint little cottage
- rolling hills and vast lakes
- a busy high street with lots of shops
- a ruined and abandoned castle ✓
- a packed bus on its daily commute
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