Elements Of Literature Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. The exact words of a key person are called?

Correct Answer: B) Quotations.

2. Which type of conflict would this be considered?

Correct Answer: A) Character vs Character.

3. This literary element is a character or force in conflict with the main character of a story.

Correct Answer: C) Antagonist.

4. What does an oxymoron mean?

Correct Answer: C) A word or phrase that contradicts itself.

5. A ..... is the central idea a writer wishes to convey.

Correct Answer: A) Key idea.

6. The ..... is the turning point of the story. This is when the tension and conflict is at its height, and the events take a dramatic turn.

Correct Answer: B) Climax.

7. The theme of the story can be described as the:

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

8. Leaves turn color in the fall because they lose what?

Correct Answer: A) Their Chlorophyll.

9. When the author goes back to an earlier time to help explain something

Correct Answer: B) Flashback.

10. An event that triggers the conflict is called the

Correct Answer: B) Inciting force.

11. Which genre is ..... Stories of survival or life in the great outdoors.

Correct Answer: B) Adventure.

12. The part of the plot after the point of highest tension as the protagonist attempts to resolve the conflict is called the

Correct Answer: A) Falling action.

13. Who is the opponent ("Bad Guy" ) that works against the main character in a story called?

Correct Answer: C) Antagonist.

14. Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story? This part is also the longest.

Correct Answer: B) Rising Action.

15. Term to describe a character that is well-developed in the story

Correct Answer: C) Round character.

16. Another name for the dramatist who writes the drama is .....

Correct Answer: C) The playwright.

17. A character or force in conflict with the main character

Correct Answer: B) Antagonist ( The enemy sniper).

18. What is normally included in an exposition?

Correct Answer: A) Characters, setting, and background information.

19. Where does the turning point of a story occur?

Correct Answer: A) Climax.

20. Which word means ..... The practice of using symbols to represent ideas.

Correct Answer: C) Symbolism.