Lord of the Flies and Literary Terms Quiz!

Question 1

"Loud uproar from a crowd of people" means

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clamour

Question 2

At the beginning, in what are Jack and his choir boys dressed?

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Black

Question 3

The time, place and historical era in a work of literature is called

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setting

Question 4

What goes wrong with the fire?

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It starts a forest fire

Question 5

What happens to Piggy's glasses?

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Jack slaps Piggy and knocks them off, breaking a lens

Question 6

What does the conch symbolize?

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Power/Leadership

Question 7

What age span are the boys in LOTF

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6-12

Question 8

What does it mean to say that Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel?

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it has characters and objects that represent themes/ideas

Question 9

"I HAVE A TON OF HOMEWORK TO DO TONIGHT!" is an example of

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hyperbole

Question 10

The problem a character faces in literature or one force opposing another is called

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conflict

Question 11

What happens when the fire goes out?

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A ship goes by

Question 12

The novel suggests that all the problems of society can be traced back to the defects of what?

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Human nature

Question 13

From the beginning, the boys struggle with fear of what?

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The unknown

Question 14

What point of view is the story set in?

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3rd person omniscient PoV

Question 15

What is a symbol of Ralph's growing savagery?

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Hair

Question 16

Of what are the little kids afraid?

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The beastie

Question 17

The events that take place in a work of literature are called the

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plot

Question 18

In Ralph's speech, he says they should ______ before they let the fire go out.

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Die

Question 19

The description of a character's looks, personality and values is called

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characterisation

Question 20

The author's or speaker's attitude toward his/her subject is what we call

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tone

Question 21

The correct sequential order of a plot diagram is:

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exposition-rising action-climax-falling action-resolution

Question 22

The highest point of tension in a story, or the turning point is called the

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climax

Question 23

How do the boys start the fire?

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Piggy's glasses

Question 24

How did the boys wind up on the island?

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A plane crash

Question 25

What begins as a product of the boys' imagination?

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The Beast

Question 26

The universal message that a work of literature conveys to the reader is called

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theme

Question 27

What does Jack think is most important?

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Meat

Question 28

Why couldn't Jack kill the pig?

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He was too civilised still

Question 29

Scout, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird, tells the story from

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1st person PoV

Question 30

What do Samneric see that they think is the Beast?

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A dead parachuter

Question 31

How did the little'uns die?

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The burn in the forest fire

Question 32

Why did the fire go out?

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The boys in charge of it went hunting

Question 33

Ralph makes four new rules at the assembly. What is one of them?

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The only fire they are to have is the one on the mountain

Question 34

When Jack is hunting alone, he feels

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Like he's the one being hunted

Question 35

What is the symbol of advancement and knowledge?

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Glasses

Question 36

"Having no residents" means

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uninhabited

Question 37

An object that represents some abstract idea in a work of literature is called a/an

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symbol

Lord of the Flies and Literary Terms Quiz!

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