Plot and Literary Element QUIZ

Which of the following means "the series of events that happen in a story"?

• plot

• rising action

• denouement

• conflict

Which of the following means "the turning point in a story"?

• climax

• falling action

• flashback

• setting

Which of the following means "the main character in a story"?

• protagonist

• antagonist

• setting

• denouement

Which of the following means "the major events that add suspense or tension to the plot" leading to the climactic event?

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

• rising action

Which of the following means "an interruption in the plot to show what happened at an earlier time"?

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• theme

• conflict

Which of the following means "the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work"?

• protagonist

• setting

• theme

• exposition

Which of the following means "the major events that unravel the conflict" after the climactic event?

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

• rising action

Define: EXPOSITION

Define: SETTING

Define: CONFLICT