This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Elements > Elements Of Literature – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Elements Of Literature Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author uses dialogue in a short story primarily to A) Amuse the reader. B) Develop the plot. C) State the theme. D) Address the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Develop the plot. 2. In a typical 5-part plot, the twists in the intitial conflict are known as the ..... A) Rising action. B) Denoument. C) Climax. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising action. 3. The main idea or message about mankind or life conveyed by a piece of literary work A) Characters. B) Plot. C) Theme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 4. The time and place (when and where) a story takes place is called the A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Resolution. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 5. A character who changes in attitude or personality is ..... A) Static. B) Dynamic. C) Ironic. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 6. When complications arise in a story A) Actions and events do not seem logical. B) The characters face new problems. C) The events make the story as along as a novel. D) There is more than one main character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The characters face new problems. 7. Which type of conflict would a protest be? A) Character vs Character. B) Character vs Nature. C) Character vs Society. D) Character vs Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character vs Society. 8. Hero vs Villain is an example of A) Character vs Technology. B) Character vs Character. C) Character vs Nature. D) Character vs Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character vs Character. 9. Which Element Of Fiction Would You Use To Figure Out Where A Story Takes Place? A) Plot. B) Point Of View. C) Setting. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 10. At what point in the plot is the setting described? A) Climax. B) Falling Action. C) Resolution. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exposition. 11. When is the main action of the story? A) Climax. B) Rising Action. C) Falling Action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 12. The story is about a beautiful blonde princess who's trapped in a tower A) Resolution. B) Exposition. C) Rising action. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition. 13. A prediction or hints of what will happen is called A) Foreshadowing. B) Personificiation. C) Irony. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 14. The word choice of an author influences A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Figurative language. D) Tone AND mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone AND mood. 15. Most exciting moment of the story; turning point A) Climax. B) Imagery. C) Theme. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 16. A story about the writer's own life, told by the writer is called? A) Essay. B) Memoir. C) Autobiography. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 17. A completely unexpected revelation or turn of plot at the conclusion of a story or play. A) Descriptive Details. B) Foreshadowing. C) Surprise ending. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprise ending. 18. Central idea of a story/the message A) Falling Action. B) Theme. C) Resolution. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 19. This conflict involves characters standing against a man-made institution (such as slavery or bullying). A) Person vs. Self. B) Person vs. Technology. C) Person vs. Society. D) Person vs. Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. Society. 20. What character trait is revealed? Having had enough, Darren walked up to the bully and stood between him and the smaller kid. "Enough!" he said, "This stops today!" A) Energetic. B) Fearfully. C) Overbearing. D) Bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bold. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions 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 7Elements Of Literature Quiz 8Elements Of Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books