question: Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.

The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These were manifested in stories of beings such as witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. European horror fiction became established through works by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who was the inspiration for the title of "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus". Prometheus' earliest known appearance is in Hesiod's "Theogony". However, the story of Frankenstein was influenced far greater on the story of Hippolytus. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death. Euripides wrote plays based on the story, "Hippolytos Kalyptomenos" and "Hippolytus (play)." Plutarch's "The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans: Cimon" describes the spirit of the murderer,Damon , who himself was murdered in a bathhouse in Chaeronea. Pliny the Younger describes Athenodorus Cananites who bought a haunted house in Athens. Athenodorus was cautious since the house was inexpensive. As Athenodorus writes a book a philosophy, he is visited by an aberration bound in chains. The figure disappears in the courtyard; the following day, the magistrates dig up the courtyard to find an unmarked grave.
1. What can a horror story be a metaphor for?
2. Where does the horror genre have its roots?
3. Name one of the beings in old stories?
4. What was Prometheus?
5. Did he inspire the modern book?
6. What was the name of that book?
7. In which work did Prometheus first appear?
8. Who wrote that?
9. What story was an even greater influence on Frankenstein?
10. What happened to him?
11. Who talked about the murderer Damon?
12. What happened to Damon?
13. Where?
14. Who wrote about Atheodorus?
15. What did Athenodorus do?
16. Did someone visit him?
17. Who?
18. What was Athenodorus doing when this happened?
19. Is horror a fiction genre?
20. Does it produce joy in its readers?
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answer: 1. the larger fears of a society.
2. folklore and religious traditions
3. Frankenstein
4. a Titan
5. yes
6. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
7. "Theogony".
8. Hesiod
9. Hippolytus.
10. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death
11. Plutarch
12. he was murdered
13. in a bathhouse in Chaeronea
14. Pliny the Younger
15. bought a haunted house
16. yes
17. an aberration
18. writing a book
19. yes
20. no

question: (CNN) -- A Florida woman accused in the death of a lottery millionaire pleaded not guilty at a court hearing Monday in Hillsborough County, CNN affiliate Bay News 9 reported.

Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Abraham Shakespeare, a truck driver turned lottery millionaire. She was arrested in February.

Police said she befriended Shakespeare after he won a $31 million Florida lottery prize in 2006. She was named a person of interest after Shakespeare, 43, went missing.

Deputies found his body outside a home in Plant City in late January after receiving a tip from an associate of Moore's.

Moore might have committed fraud to obtain parts of Shakespeare's fortune, and she bought lime to deal with his body and was trying to find someone to move the corpse before authorities could find it, police said.

Shakespeare was killed on April 6 or April 7, and Moore has admitted trying to convince Shakespeare's family members that he was still alive, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee has said.

Her attempts included writing a letter to Shakespeare's mother, claiming to be him, and getting people to call his family members, using his cell phone and claiming they were Shakespeare, Gee said.

Moore proclaimed her innocence before her arrest.

She told reporters said she was planning to help Shakespeare write a book about the challenges of winning millions and that she was helping him manage the money.

1. What is Dorice Moore charged with?
2. What degree?
3. Of who?
4. What was his occupation?
5. Was he rich?
6. Where did he get his money from?
7. How much did he win?
8. What year?
9. What was her plea in court?
10. What county?
11. Who reported the hearing?
12. How old was he?
13. Where did they find his body?
14. What city?
15. When?
16. Where did they get the tip from?
17. What did she try to buy time to do?
18. When do they say he was killed?
19. What did she do to make his family think he was still alive?
20. What did she say she was going to help him do?
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answer: 1. Murder
2. first-degree
3. Abraham Shakespeare
4. truck driver
5. Yes
6. lottery
7. $31 million
8. 2006
9. not guilty
10. Hillsborough County
11. Bay News 9
12. 43
13. outside a home
14. Plant City
15. late January
16. an associate of Moore's
17. deal with his body
18. April 6 or April 7
19. Calling family members claiming to be Shakespeare
20. write a book

question: (CNN) -- Wayne Rooney has defended himself from criticism by Roberto Mancini following Sunday's Manchester derby, in which the United striker scored two goals but appeared to play a role in City's captain being sent off.

City manager Mancini has officially appealed against Chris Foy's decision to dismiss Kompany in the 12th minute of the 3-2 home defeat that ended his side's English FA Cup title defense at the first hurdle, and blamed Rooney for influencing the referee.

Kompany slid in with two feet to win the ball off United winger Nani, who did not appeal for a foul -- but Rooney ran straight to the official and Foy ruled that it was a dangerous tackle.

"It was not a red card. Rooney told him his decision," Mancini told reporters after the match, before referring to an incident last week when he gesticulated from the touchline to have an opposing player punished.

"When I did this against Liverpool, people told me not to do it. I said I was sorry and made a mistake."

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Rooney, however, insisted on his Twitter account that he had done no wrong.

"Funny how people think i got kompany sent off. Im not ref. i didn't give red card. But it was a clear red card. 2 footed tackle," he wrote on the social networking website on Monday.

United boss Alex Ferguson agreed with Rooney that Kompany deserved to be sent off.

"I think so, I've seen him do it before -- he maybe got off in the past. I think if he catches Nani then he's got a problem."
1. Who was the City manager?
2. What he appealed against?
3. of what?
4. What was the final score?
5. What it resulted in?
6. Was Rooney blamed for anything?
7. For what?
8. Who did Kompany win the ball off?
9. What was his role in the game?
10. Did he appeal for a foul?
11. What Rooney did then?
12. Then the referee did then?
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answer:
1. Mancini
2. Chris Foy's decision
3. to dismiss Kompany
4. 3-2
5. ended his side's English FA Cup title defense
6. yes
7. influencing the referee
8. Nani
9. winger
10. no
11. ran straight to the official
12. ruled that it was a dangerous tackle