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Elements of the Story Elements Review
Elements of the Story Elements Review
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This quiz includes questions about the elements of a story.
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The term "in medias res" is known as:
in the middle of things
At the end of things
in the begining of things
depends on the story...
2
Third person omniscient POV involves...
He/she....knowing NO thoughts of any characters.
I/me....knowing ALL thoughts of ALL characters.
He/she....knowing ALL thoughts of ALL characters.
He/she...knowing SOME thoughts of SOME characters.
3
The resolution of a story involves...
The character introductions..
Events in the story are finalized.
The turning point of a story.
Events in the story being introduced.
4
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told.
The person telling the story.
The main character of a story.
The thoughts of the person reading the story.
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What is theme?
The moral, lesson, or big idea within a story.
The imagery and characters within a story.
The story line--the way the story is told.
The color scheme used in a story.
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Short stories began
Red, yellow and blue are correct answers
As part of the oral tradition
as part of old fairy tales
with fables, fairy tales, and parables
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What is a conflict?
Only considered a turning point.
The problem of the story
Only considered a fist fight.
Only considered a verbal altercation.
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What is a symbol within a story?
Something pretty to look at.
Something that stands for something else.
Something used to identify characters.
Something that is universally understood.
9
Short stories tend to have abrupt endings and numerous characters
False
True
10
The falling action of the plot is where....
Events in the story are completely resolved.
Events in the story are just beginning.
Events in the story start to wrap up.
The turning point of the story.
11
Aesop Fables date from
1598
No one knows
About 450 BC
The year 450
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The Canterbury Tales were written in
n IEngland
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Around the 14th century
Red, blue and yellow are correct answers
13
What is a protagonist?
The person who wins in the end.
The main character of the story.
The villain of the story.
The catalyst of the story.
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What is an antagonist?
The good guy
The bad guy
The person who loses at the end.
The catalyst
15
Short stories tend to focus on multiple themes
False
True
16
A UFC match is an example of what kind of conflict?
Man vs. society
Man vs. muscle
Man vs. man
Man vs. self
17
The first anthology of short stories in the Western world is
The Canterbury Tales
Aesop Fables
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad
18
First person point of view uses...
He, she, they
Us vs. Them
You
I, me
19
Short stories generally have how many words?
Red and blue are correct
1,600
30,000
20,000
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What is the setting of a story?
The exact date and time of a story
The time in history of a story .
The time, place, and environment of a story
The place a story takes place
21
A person feeling guilty is an example of what kind of conflict?
Man vs. society
Man vs. goodness
Man vs. Self
Man vs. man
22
What is included in the introduction/ exposition of a story?
The setting and the climax.
The characters, setting, and sometimes the problem.
The characters and the climax.
The theme and the setting.
23
The oldest story known in the Western world is
The Odyssey
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Iliad
Aesop Fables
24
What are the types of Irony?
Verbal and Dramatic
Verbal, Situational and Gothic
Dramatic and Situational
Verbal, Situational and Dramatic
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What is the climax of a story?
The introduction of a story.
The highest or turning point of a story, the highest point of tenson.
The resolution of a story.
The conflict within a story.
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What is plot?
The summarized version of the story.
The story line, what happens in the story.
The turning point in the story.
The main idea of the story.
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The rising action of a story includes...
Events in the story leading to the climax.
meeting characters.
The turning point of a story.
Events in the story being resolved.
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A character is...
Someone funny in a story.
Only the people in a story.
A tree, rock or other object.
Any person, animal, or person-like object in a story.
