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Which term refers to the overall feeling that a reader feels while reading a story?
Central idea
Tone
Emotion
Mood
2
If you didn't do well on this quiz, you might be cooked for the quiz.
True
False
3
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 1 represent?
Resolution
Climax
Falling action
Exposition
4
What is an "Antagonist"?
The little ants that are always in the kitchen
The person or obstacle who gets in the protagonist's way
The villain
The "Bad guy" in a story
5
What is the term for "
Theme+"
or a universal truth, moral, or lesson that we learn from reading a story?
Climax
Main idea
Big point
Central idea
6
What kind of narrator is this? "The boy looked at the old man and thought to himself that getting old was really scary."
Second person narrator
First person narrator
Third person objective narrator
Third person omniscient narrator
7
What is a "Protagonist"?
The "good guy" in a story
The beginning of a story
The "bad guy" in a story
The main character
8
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 3 represent?
Rising action
Climax
Exposition
Falling action
9
Which term describes a character who
not does
change
throughout a story?
Flat character
Static character
Round character
Dynamic character
10
Why is Amber asking so many questions about central idea?
It's really important!!!
She doesn't know when to quit
She's super extra, obv
She's annoying
11
Central ideas often summarize the main plot points of a story.
True
False
12
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 6 represent?
Resolution
Exposition
Falling action
Climax
13
Which of the following shows
indirect characterization
of Maria's
caring nature?
Maria was always loving and empathetic.
Maria saw the boy trip and quickly ran up to him to see how she could help.
Maria was very caring to everyone around her.
Maria always paid her bills on time.
14
What are these
categories of literature
collectively called? (Mystery, Science Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction...)
Genre
Giancarlo
Jhanruh
Gecko
15
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 4 represent?
Rising action
Exposition
Falling action
Climax
16
Which term describes a character who
has a complex personality
?
Flat character
Static character
Round character
Dynamic character
17
Central ideas
never
contain a character's name.
False
True
18
What is the literary term for
an idea that shows up a lot in a work of literature?
Symbol
Topic
Theme
Genre
19
Which term refers to the excitement and tension when you want to know what's going to happen next in a story?
Suspense
Cliffhanger
Motif
Climax
20
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 5 represent?
Falling action
Rising action
Exposition
Climax
21
What is the term for the process by which an author reveals the personality of a person in a story?
Storytelling
Characterization
Special Friendization
Personization
22
Which term refers to when an author uses one thing (usually an object) to represent something more abstract?
Theme
Simile
Symbol
Motif
23
Which 2 of the following are NOT a central idea?
The girl learned about patience.
Love
Patience is a virtue.
Love is the most important thing in life.
24
On Freytag's pyramid, what does number 2 represent?
Climax
First pointy bit
Inciting incident
Exposition
25
What term refers to the
time and place
where a story happen?
Context
Setting
Situation
Time and place
26
Central ideas are things we could theoretically apply to multiple stories or to our own lives.
False
True
27
What is the English literary term for a person in a story?
Personaje
Special Friend
Character
Personage
28
Which of the following shows
direct characterization
of Maria's physical strength?
María was a strong girl.
María was all muscle.
María could do a wall sit for 3 days.
María could lift 15 elephants.
29
Which term describes a character who
has a very basic personality
?
Dynamic character
Round character
Flat character
Static character
30
What kind of narrator is this? "First, you need to cut the bread into slices."
Third person omniscient narrator
Third person objective narrator
Second person narrator
First person narrator
31
ONE MORE TIME: Which of the following are TRUE about central ideas? (select as many as are true)
They summarize the main event in a story.
They usually contain a theme.
They never contain characters' names.
They are like lessons or morals that a story teaches us.
32
Each story has only one central idea.
False
True
33
What is the word for
everything that happens in a story?
Climax
Falling action
Inciting incident
Plot
34
What kind of narrator is this? "I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought 8 avocados."
First person narrator
Third person omniscient narrator
Third person objective narrator
Second person narrator
35
Which term describes a character who
changes
throughout a story?
Flat character
Round character
Static character
Dynamic character
36
What is the literary term for an earlier event interrupting the current story?
Memory
Flashback
Prediction
Foreshadowing
37
What kind of narrator is this? "Everyone sat around the campfire and sang songs together."
Second person narrator
First person narrator
Third person objective narrator
Third person omniscient narrator
38
What is the literary term for clues about what is going to happen in the future of a story?
Prediction
Memory
Foreshadowing
Flashback
39
What is the plot diagram below called?
Bloom's Taxonomy
Amber's weird triangle thing
Freytag's Pyramid
Maslow's Hierarchy
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What is the literary term for struggle between two opposing forces?
Fighting
Drama
Argument
Conflict
