Elements Of Literature Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. Nonfiction expresses the writer's unique point of view. What is point of view?

Correct Answer: A) A writer's perspective about a subject.

2. Object that represents something more

Correct Answer: C) Symbol.

3. "There was a loud crash that happened outside of her door. Samantha sat straight up in bed. The sound happened again" is an example of

Correct Answer: A) 3rd Person Objective.

4. A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature is known as a(n)

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

5. Associating human characteristics with non-human objects

Correct Answer: B) Personification.

6. When setting, point of view, and main characters are introduced

Correct Answer: B) Exposition.

7. In "The Masque of Red Death" , the attitude of Prince Prospero and his revelers toward those outside the abbey was

Correct Answer: B) Indifferent.

8. The underlying message of the story.

Correct Answer: B) Theme.

9. Hints or clues as to what will happen later in the plot

Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing.

10. An ..... is a brief description of the high points of a person's life.

Correct Answer: A) Autobiographical sketch.

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

Correct Answer: B) Quotations.

12. Which type of conflict would this be considered?

Correct Answer: A) Character vs Character.

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

Correct Answer: C) Antagonist.

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

Correct Answer: A) Key idea.

15. 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.

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

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

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

Correct Answer: A) Their Chlorophyll.

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

Correct Answer: B) Flashback.

19. An event that triggers the conflict is called the

Correct Answer: B) Inciting force.

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

Correct Answer: B) Adventure.