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Fiction Terms- MCA Prep
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This quiz covers fiction terms that are relevant to MCA testing.
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There are two types of characterization....
Direct and Friendly
Direct and Conversational
Indirect and Direct
Indirect and Conversational
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When a piece of literature has an all-knowning narrator...
First
Third Omnicient
Third Limited
Second
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Central concept or central idea are both synonyms to...
conclusion
plot
main idea
imagery
4
"It took me a MILLION YEARS!!" is an example of...
Simile
Analogy
Hyperbole
Personification
5
T or F: A metaphor is a comparison using like or as.
True
False
6
T or F: Antonyms are words that mean the opposite.
True
False
7
Which is a type of external conflict?
Person v. wall
Person v. nature?
Person v. paper
Person v. self
8
Fact or Opinion: Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.
Neither
Opinion
Fact
9
Which is not an example of irony?
Situational
Dramatic
Narrative
Verbal
10
Is this the protagonist or antagonist?
Protagonist
Antagonist
11
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Antagonist
Protagonist
12
'As fast as lightning' is an example of a...
alliteration
allusion
metaphor
simile
13
What is a person, place, thing or idea that stands for something else?
noun
synonym
symbol
psuedo
14
When a narrator uses "you" within the story...
third limited
third omniscient
first
second
15
T or F: Theme is an example of figurative language.
False
True
16
Rags to Riches, Good over evil and Beauty is on the inside are examples of....
theme
conflict
plot
character traits
17
a comparison in which an idea is compared to another thing that is quite different from it
Main Idea
Analogy
Hyperbole
Simile
18
When a piece of literature uses "I" it is in... (which person)
Third Omniscient
Second
First
Third Limited
19
The protagonist of The Giver was..
The Giver
Jonas
Asher
Lily
20
Using other's thoughts to determine a character's personality is...
Direct Characterization
Indirect characterization
21
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Protagonist
Antagonist
22
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Antagonist
Protagonist
23
Time, place and weather of a story
conflict
setting
plot
theme
24
Which is NOT a part of plot?
Climax
Rising Action
Conflict
Conclusion
25
Fact or Opinion: Pink is the best color.
Neither
Opinion
Fact
26
"He was a monster on the court," is an example of...
symbol
Simile
metaphor
foreshadowing
27
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Protagonist
Antagonist
28
Personification is:
Providing an answer to the end of the story
Giving humans animal-like characteristics
Giving all characters the same characteristics
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
29
Fact or Opinion: Every teenager should own a car.
Opinion
Fact
Neither
30
Person vs. society is an example of...
external conflict
internal conflict
31
Fact or Opinion: Donkeys are green.
Fact
Neither
Opinion
32
T or F: Prose writing is a poem.
True
False
33
Literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words & descriptions
mood
ideas
tone
atmosphere
34
T or F: Similes, metaphors, alliteration and symbols are examples of figurative language.
True
False
35
Foreshadowing...
happens when the author looks back at a time before the book
happens when the author hints at something in the future.
happens when the sun shines on the character.
happens when the reader thinks about what happens next.
36
The author or poet's attitude or feeling toward a person, a thing, a place, event or situation
ideas
mood
tone
atmosphere
37
The antagonist the force that works against the protagonist
False
True
38
T or F: Synonyms and Antonyms are the same thing.
False
True
39
Which is an example of a Paradox?
"I am 27."
"I am Miss Lamp."
"I am tall."
"I am nobody."
40
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Antagonist
Protagonist
41
Fact or Opinion: The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins.
Opinion
Fact
Neither
42
Play on words which a funny effect is produced by using a word that suggests 2 or more meanings
Pun
Paradox
Irony
Simile
43
When the narrator uses "he" or "she" and only knows what the character knows....
third limited
first
third omniscient
second
44
Fact or Opinion: Carpet is always thick.
Opinion
Fact
Neither
45
When our words paint pictures in our minds, we create...
irony
Analogy
Personification
Imagery
