Night of the Living Dead (R - 1968) - Film Quiz for Grades 9 - 12

Overview

Challenge students to analyze crisis leadership, information trust, and how fear reshapes moral choices—without relying on tiny quotes. Students trace how the cemetery attack launches a survival structure, how the upstairs‑vs‑cellar debate exposes competing logics, and how shifting “authorities” (radio/TV/posse) complicate rescue and recognition. Follow‑up prompts help quiet students speak.

Film Summary

A sudden wave of inexplicable attacks traps strangers in a rural farmhouse where strategy, trust, and fear collide as the dead return and a rescue posse closes in.

Parental Guidance

R for sustained horror violence and disturbing images; teacher preview strongly recommended.

What's Included

• Teacher Guide (PDF/Google Doc, editable, ~12 pages)
• Lesson Planning Tips
• Main Ideas & Themes Discussion Prompts
• Answer Keys for Vocabulary, Short‑Answer, Reflection Questions
• Standards Alignment (CCRA)
• Student Worksheet (Google Slides / PPTX, editable, ~20 slides)
• 10 High‑level Vocabulary Words from authentic dialogue
• 8–10 Chronological Short‑Answer Questions for scene analysis
• 5 End‑of‑Film Reflection & Challenge Questions
• Bonus: Google Forms 20‑Question Multiple‑Choice Self‑Grading Quiz

Perfect For

• No‑Prep October / horror‑as‑allegory units
• Grades 9–12 ELA & Film Studies
• Plot/theme + argument writing practice
• Emergency sub days (preview required)
• Media literacy (news/authority/trust)

Skills Addressed

• Plot and cause‑effect across acts
• Character goals, change, and relationships
• Theme explanation with evidence
• Citing scene moments
• Academic vocabulary in context

Skills & Standards

• CCRA.R.1
• CCRA.R.2
• CCRA.R.3
• CCRA.W.1
• CCRA.W.2
• CCRA.SL.1
• CCRA.L.4

Tech & Printing

• Digital download (PDF + Google Slides/PPTX + optional Google Form).
• No shipping; print or assign digitally.

Rating/Guide: R (teacher preview recommended)

This product, a worksheet and question set for Night of the Living Dead (1968), is independently compiled and not affiliated with the film’s creators or distributors. Use is intended for classroom instruction and commentary under fair‑use guidelines. Teachers must preview films for local policy fit.