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Literature Basics Test Review.
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Identify the two main formats of written literature:
a) Prose and Poetry
b) Internal and External
c) Hip and Hop
d) Fragments and Paragraphs
The well-liked, main character of the story:
a) Protagonist
b) Antagonist
c) Flat Character
d) Round Character
The character(s), thing(s) or force(s) that works against the protagonist.
a) Antagonist
b) Protagonist
c) Narrator
d) Static Character
This type of character stays the same throughout the story.
a) Static
b) Round
c) Flat
d) Dynamic
These characters are not well-developed. They are usually side characters in the story.
a) Flat
b) Round
c) Dynamic
d) Static
These characters change in several ways, think and react on many levels, they are central to the story, its conflicts and its final message. Characters are well-developed or well-rounded.
a) Round
b) Flat
c) Dynamic
d) Static
A character can be both dynamic and round.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
A character can be both static and flat.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
The difference between what actually happens and what is expected:
a) Situational Irony
b) Verbal irony
c) Dramatic Irony
d) Symbolism
This form of external conflict occurs when a character struggles against another character.
a) Man vs. Man
b) Man vs. Society
c) Man vs. Nature
d) Man vs. Fate
The sequence of events that make up a story:
a) Plot
b) Climax
c) Exposition
d) Setting
Background information that establishes the setting and describes the situation in which the main character finds themselves:
a) Exposition
b) Rising Action
c) Falling Action
d) Climax
A crucial moment when the character must act:
a) Climax
b) Exposition
c) Falling Action
d) Rising Action
This part of the story explores the consequences of the climactic decision. The reader feels the tension in the story begin to ease up.
a) Falling Action
b) Rising Action
c) Exposition
d) Climax
The central problem of the story is finally solved:
a) Resolution
b) Falling Action
c) Climax
d) Rising Action
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly:
a) Theme
b) Foreshadowing
c) Setting
d) Dialogue
There are 4 main reasons why author's write:
a) to persuade, to inform, to entertain, and to share experiences
b) to perform, inspire, educate, and scare
c) to persuade, identify, evaluate, and simplify
d) to perform, inform, educate, and scare
When an author uses an object or image to stand for a bigger idea:
a) Symbolism
b) Setting
c) Foreshadowing
d) Theme
When the climax or conflict is solved, it is called the:
a) Resolution
b) Exposition
c) Falling Action
d) Climax
The difference between what is said and what is meant:
a) Verbal Irony
b) Situational Irony
c) Dramatic Irony
d) Dialogue
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