This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Elements > Elements Of Literature – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Elements Of Literature Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The final outcome of a story is known as the ..... A) End scene. B) Denouement. C) Moral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denouement. 2. An imaginative story that can be read in one sitting A) Setting. B) Climax. C) Characters. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short story. 3. What is the end of the story called? A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 4. The writer tells the audience what the character is like. A) Imagery. B) Theme. C) Direct characterization. D) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct characterization. 5. A written account of an individual's life written by someone else A) Essay. B) Biography. C) Autobiography. D) Tall tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 6. Which word means ..... When the problem reaches its most intense point and begins to be resolved. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 7. What is the term for the main character's struggle with himself, another character, or a thing such as nature? A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Conflict. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 8. The people in a story are called the ..... A) Stars. B) Actors. C) Personages. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters. 9. A narrator who is not a character in the story. Uses "she, he, they" . A) Protagonist. B) 1st Person. C) 3rd Person. D) Main character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Person. 10. A question that is asked but is not intended to be answered is called A) Literal. B) Rhetorical. C) Unnecessary. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical. 11. The antagonist is known as A) The character or force that opposes the protagonist. B) The bad guy. C) The character who saves the day. D) The character who gets punished in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The character or force that opposes the protagonist. 12. When characters speak, it is called A) Figurative language. B) Mood. C) Dialogue. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 13. Tom and Jerry would be an example of which type of conflict? A) Character vs Character. B) Character vs Self. C) Character vs Society. D) Character vs Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character vs Character. 14. What type of conflict is person versus self? A) External. B) Person v. nature. C) Internal. D) Person v. person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal. 15. This character creates conflict in the story, and is usually the villain in the story. A) Antagonist. B) Central character. C) Protagonist. D) Fairy princess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 16. Author's word choice is also known as ..... A) Diction. B) Dialect. C) Syntax. D) Point of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 17. What is part #3? A) Conflict. B) Resolution. C) Falling action. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 18. Central messages, insights, and ideas, in the work A) Point of view. B) Plot. C) Theme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 19. The speaker's tone in "The Listeners" is one of A) Mystery. B) Unhappiness. C) Terror. D) Admiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 20. Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.Which type of conflict? A) Character vs Self. B) Character vs Character. C) Character vs Society. D) Character vs Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character vs Society. 21. A ..... is a personal record of events and experiences. Most are updated regularly. A) Speech. B) Essay. C) Memoir. D) Diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diary. 22. The ..... includes all the events that lead to the climax. The author develops the characters, and the conflict becomes more apparent. A) Climax. B) Falling Action. C) Don't Press. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising Action. 23. A character that remains the same throughout the story; we don't really see them change. A) Static character. B) Dynamic character. C) Protagonist. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Static character. 24. Which is a characteristic of an unreliable narrator A) They live in one place. B) They love more than one person. C) They are objective about everything. D) They have a mental issue/illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have a mental issue/illness. 25. What kind of structure tells a story from beginning to end? A) Pyramid structure. B) Compare contrast structure. C) Order of importance. D) Chronological structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chronological structure. 26. A person, animal, or object who has a part in the action of the story. A) Theme. B) Character. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 27. Moveable items that help an actor's actions look realistic are called ..... A) Scenery. B) Props. C) Gear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Props. 28. Which of these describes the rising action? A) Complicates the conflict. B) The turning point of the story. C) The most intense part. D) Shows how the conflict is resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complicates the conflict. 29. The use of specific words to convey specific meanings is called? A) Word Choice. B) Imagery. C) Point of View. D) Author's Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word Choice. 30. The character telling the story to the audience is called the A) Author. B) Character. C) Narrator. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrator. 31. The rival or opponent of the main character. A) First Person. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 32. "There was a loud crash outside of her door. Samantha woke up startled and afraid of what could have caused it. Her brother knocked on her door" is an example of A) 2nd Person Point of View. B) 3rd Person Limited. C) 3rd Person Objective. D) 3rd Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd Person Limited. 33. This lets the reader know who is telling the story. A) Point of View. B) Protagonist. C) Character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of View. 34. Who wrote "The Masque of the Red Death" ? A) Answer not listed. B) Kipling. C) Cummings. D) Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poe. 35. A story's most exciting moment is called A) The climax. B) Foreshadowing. C) Its subject. D) The main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The climax. 36. Ivan (from "The Most Dangerous Game" ) is most likely considered to be which of the following character types? A) Dynamic and Round. B) Antagonist and Dynamic. C) Static and Round. D) Static and Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Static and Flat. 37. Which genre is ..... A fictional story with a solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. A) Biography. B) Mystery. C) Historical Fiction. D) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mystery. 38. The initial conflict is presented in the ..... A) Climax. B) Exposition. C) Rising action. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition. 39. A universal life lesson about life or human nature. The message of the story. A) Theme. B) Plot. C) Summary. D) Central Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 40. "The Veldt" is a short story by ..... A) O. Henry. B) Ray Bradbury. C) Charlie Fish. D) Richard Connell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ray Bradbury. 41. Which theme best describes the novel Wonder? A) Friendship. B) Acceptance. C) Money doesn't buy happiness. D) Don't judge a book by its cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't judge a book by its cover. 42. Spongebob vs the Flying Dutchman is an example of A) Character vs Nature. B) Character vs Time. C) Character vs Technology. D) Character vs Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character vs Character. 43. Which word means ..... The narrator is not a character but they can describe the experiences/thoughts of 1 character. A) 3rd person P.O.V. B) 1st person P.O.V. C) Dialogue. D) 2nd person P.O.V. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2nd person P.O.V. 44. Which is NOT a purpose of authors? A) Upset. B) Persuade. C) Entertain. D) Inform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upset. 45. Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of setting: A) Establishing literary verisimilitude (closeness to reality). B) Can be used ironically. C) Establish a work's atmosphere. D) Describe the character of the protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe the character of the protagonist. 46. A Dystopia can be defined as ..... A) A place just like America. B) A place where you must conform. C) A place under the water. D) A wonderful place to live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A place where you must conform. 47. The location and time period. A) Conflict. B) Characters. C) Setting. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 48. The resolution of the story is known as ..... A) The end, that's all. B) The ending of the story where the main conflict is resolved. C) The theme. D) The conflict and the symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ending of the story where the main conflict is resolved. 49. When a character turns and speaks directly with the audience. A) Stage directions. B) Foreshadowing. C) Allegory. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aside. 50. Which part of the plotintroduces the characters? A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 51. Which girl is fearful of the ugly? A) May/stone. B) Molly/crab. C) Milly/starfish. D) Maggie with the shell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Molly/crab. 52. Which word means ..... the writer or narrator TELLS the reader what the character is like. A) Mood. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect characterization. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 53. Plot is defined as A) Two or more plots developing alongside each other. B) The sequence of events in a story. C) When a story begins and ends in the same place. D) Two different stories with the same types of plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sequence of events in a story. 54. The moment the most intense part of the story/problem is faced A) Climax. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 55. In the movie adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" , which sister represents common sense, logic, duty and rationality? A) Marianne. B) Margaret. C) Lucy. D) Elinor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elinor. 56. In "The Hunger Games, " Katniss must survive in the arena by protecting herself from animals, searching for clean water, and surviving fires.Which type of conflict? A) Character vs Self. B) Character vs Nature. C) Character vs Society. D) Character vs Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character vs Nature. 57. The way an author develops a character. (Feelings, Actions, Speech/Says, Thoughts of Others and Appearance) A) Narrator. B) Characterization. C) Protagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterization. 58. What phrase does Jonathan repeat in the face of obstacles? A) "Nothing puzzles God". B) "Nothing will stand in my way". C) "You shall never take my honor". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Nothing puzzles God". 59. The message the author intends to communicate by telling the story is A) The climax. B) The complications. C) The plot. D) The theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The theme. 60. Which is not a true statement about allusions? A) Can be brief or extended. B) Overlap with imaginative comparisons. C) Take advantage of things a reader already knows. D) Are usually universally understandable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are usually universally understandable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesElements Of Literature Quiz 1Elements Of Literature Quiz 2Elements Of Literature Quiz 3Elements Of Literature Quiz 4Elements Of Literature Quiz 5Elements Of Literature Quiz 6Elements Of Literature Quiz 8Elements Of Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books