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Filmmakers have been figuring that out for more than a hundred years, ever since movies were brand new. The very first scary films were silent, black-and-white, and only a few minutes long, with no sound at all except maybe a piano playing in the theater. People watched flickering pictures on a screen and gasped at things they had never seen move before.  \nThat gasping crowd was exactly what a Frenchman named Georges Melies loved to create. In the late 1890s and early 1900s, this former magician made short \"trick films\" where skeletons appeared, people vanished, and objects floated as if by magic. He discovered these tricks partly by accident when his camera jammed, and when he played the film back, a bus seemed to turn into a hearse before his eyes! His playful spooks were meant to delight audiences, not terrify them, and they showed later filmmakers that a camera could bend reality.  \nBending reality took a darker turn in Germany, where filmmakers used shadows and strange sets to unsettle their viewers. In 1922, a director named F. W. Murnau made a silent film called\"Nosferatu,\" about a creepy vampire with long fingers and a bald head. Because the movie had no color and no spoken words, the shadows, the music, and the actors' faces had to do all the scaring. Films like this proved that what you cannot quite see can be far more frightening than what is shown plainly.  \nThose eerie shadows crossed the ocean to America, where a studio called Universal turned monsters into movie stars. During the 1930s, Universal made famous films featuring Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Mummy, and audiences lined up to see them. The actor Boris Karloff wore heavy makeup that took hours to put on before he could play the monster, and the boots he wore were so weighty they tired his legs. These monsters became so popular that you can still find them on cereal boxes, toys, and Halloween costumes today.  \nThose old monsters would barely recognize the tools filmmakers use now. Once movies gained sound, then color, and later computer effects, creators could add creaking floors, booming music, and creatures that look completely real. Yet the reason we watch has stayed the same: being scared in a safe place gives our bodies a rush of excitement, and then the relief of knowing it was only a story. That is why a person can jump, scream, and laugh all in the same minute, then happily reach for more popcorn.  \nThe History of Horror Films  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. German directors invented every technique used in modern horror movies.\u003Cbr>B. Silent films were always more frightening than movies made with sound.\u003Cbr>C. Universal Studios was the only company that ever made scary films.\u003Cbr>D. Filmmakers have spent over a hundred years learning different ways to scare audiences safely. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How is the overall structure of this passage best described?\u003Cbr>A. It describes several countries all making films at once.\u003Cbr>B. It compares two directors who worked in the very same year.\u003Cbr>C. It lists problems and then gives solutions for each one.\u003Cbr>D. It moves in time order, from the earliest films to movies made today. |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) How did Georges Melies first discover his camera tricks?\u003Cbr>A. He added color to his films so objects appeared to float away.\u003Cbr>B. He studied with German directors who taught him to use shadows.\u003Cbr>C. His camera jammed, and the played-back film made a bus seem to turn into a hearse.\u003Cbr>D. He read about the tricks in a book written by another magician. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) According to the passage","cbCaifMGipiwCyK8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifMGipiwCyK8","pdf",82984,"English","# Reading Questions\n## Main Idea and Structure\n## Georges Méliès and Film Techniques\n## Universal, Nosferatu, and Audience Enjoyment\n## Vocabulary and Modern Effects","[{\"question\":\"What is the main idea of the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The passage explains that filmmakers have spent more than a hundred years learning different ways to scare audiences safely.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the passage structured overall?\",\"answer\":\"The passage moves in time order, from the earliest films to movies made today.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do people enjoy watching scary movies, according to the passage?\",\"answer\":\"People feel a rush of excitement while they are scared, followed by relief because they know it is only a story.\"}]","The History of Horror Films - Test - Reading Questions | PDF",1790806954]