Short Story Elements Quiz

What is the plot of a story?

• Where and when the story takes place

• The sequence of events in a story

• A struggle between opposing forces

• When the characters, setting, and sometimes conflict are introduced

What is the resolution of a story?

• Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• Events after the climax

• Events leading up to the climax

• The end of the story where loose ends are tied up. Usually the "happily ever after" of a story--but not always

The Antagonist is the main character in a story.

• True

• False

Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:

Where the conflict arises between 2 or more characters

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

What is the theme of a story?

• The message of the story

• The sequence of events in a story

• A struggle between a character and an outside force

• Where and when the story takes place

The characters in a story include people, animals, and/or things in the story.

• True

• False

What is internal conflict?

• A struggle between a character and an outside force

• A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

• Where a character or characters have to fight against the forces of nature

• Where the conflict arises between 2 or more characters

What is the climax of a story?

• Introduces the central conflict and hooks the audience into the story

• Events leading to the resolution

• When the characters, setting, and sometimes conflict are introduced

• The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Choose the correct type of conflict for the following description:

Where a character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Self

Select the correct definition for the following term:

Rising Action

• Events leading up to the climax

• Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

• Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• End of the story where loose ends are tied up. Usually the "happily ever after" of a story--but not always