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Test Description: This quiz will assess your knowledge of the definition of literary terms covered in English 1 Unit 1.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) What is an antagonist?

AA major character who opposes the protaganist (main character) in a story or play. BThe main character in the story or play. CA character who undergoes signifcant changes in a story or play. DA character who ends up dead in a story or play.

2) What is the setting of story?

AThe main conflict BThe type of plot CThe ending of the story DWhere the story takes place

3) The method in which character traits are revealed in a story is through which of the following:

ACharacter Activation BCharacter Method Prep CCharacterization DCharacter Enhancement

4) The term in which an author relies on STEAL to reveal a character trait?

ADirect Characterization BPlot CCharacterization DIndirect Characterization

5) She is beatiful. This sentence is an example of what type of characterization?

AIndirect BDirect

6) A struggle within onself is known as:

AExternal Conflict BInternal Conflict

7) Jessica is angry at Max for stealing her sandwhich. Which type of conflict is this?

AInternal BExternal

8) A technique in which the author gives clues about something that will happen later in a story is:

AForeshadowing BForeshowing CFlashbacks

9) Language that conveys certain ideas by saying/doing the opposite is:

AIrony BDialogue CPathos

10) The author's attitude toward his/her subject:

ATone BAtmoshphere CMood

11) The central idea of a work:

AMood BTheme CTone

*select an answer for all questions

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