This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 167 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 167 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of an EXTERNAL CONFLICT? A) Brian vs. tornadoLittle Red Riding Hood vs. WolfKatniss vs. the Capitol. B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. C) The wolf to Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brian vs. tornadoLittle Red Riding Hood vs. WolfKatniss vs. the Capitol. 2. Which is the correct end mark for this sentence? Was this machine very large A) Period. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation point. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 3. Time and place that the story is set A) Plot. B) Exposition. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 4. ..... government of the people, by the people, for the people ..... A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Parallelism. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 5. People or animals that are in the story. A) Setting. B) Characters. C) Resolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characters. 6. What is the purpose of exposition in a literary work? A) To introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc. B) To build towards the point of greatest interest in a literary plot. C) To occur after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. D) To actively oppose or be hostile to someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc. 7. God from the machine A) Deus ex machina. B) In medias res. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deus ex machina. 8. "I see a red door and I want to paint it black" -Rolling Stones. This is an example of ..... ? A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Metaphor. D) Colouring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 9. The major turning point in a story where the main characters life changes dramatically A) Simile. B) Theme. C) Personification. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 10. When the author tells the audience about the personality of the character A) Indirect characterization. B) Direct characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 11. The word choices made by a writer A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Hyperbole. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 12. Recurring words or phrases A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 13. When is foreshadowing most useful? A) When the author wants to create suspense. B) When the author wants to introduce a new character. C) When the author wants to end the story. D) When the author wants to describe a setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the author wants to create suspense. 14. Instructional language A) Rhetorical question. B) Statistics and figures. C) Personal pronouns. D) Imperative command. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative command. 15. "The mike looked like a black ice cream cone before Jennifer's face" (63). (1 answer) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. "Whoosh, " "Pop, " and "Bang!" A) Epiphany. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 17. 'Who cares if it's fair?'the jackfish said, flicking its fin, flashing its head. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 18. In The Grasshopper and the Ants fable, what word best describes the ants? A) Bitter. B) Honest. C) Anxious. D) Hard-working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hard-working. 19. A statement that seems contradictory, but actually communicates a truth (i.e. If ever two were one, then we). A) Paradox. B) Characterization. C) Apostrophe. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 20. Joe's boots crunched through the hard packed snow and broke the forest's silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLiterary Devices Quiz 1Literary Devices Quiz 2Literary Devices Quiz 3Literary Devices Quiz 4Literary Devices Quiz 5Literary Devices Quiz 6Literary Devices Quiz 7Literary Devices Quiz 8Literary Devices Quiz 9Literary Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books