Literary quiz

The protagonist of a story is:

• the main character of the story

• the "good guy" in the story

• the villain in a story

• the "bad guy" in the story

If a story is told in 3rd person, it means the narrator is...

• a character in the story

• an outside observer

Any language that appeals to the senses is called ___.

• personification

• allusion

• imagery

• irony

Science fiction, dystopian fiction, nonfiction, lyric poetry, epic poetry, and historical fiction are all examples of ___.

A character that has very few traits is called a/an ___.

• round character

• flat character

• static character

• dynamic character

Which point of view makes a character the narrator of the story? In this case, the reader hears and sees ONLY what the narrator hears and sees.

• First Person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

• Third person objective

What do you call the central, or universal, message or lesson of a story?

• plot

• theme

• suspense

• setting

The sequence of events that make up a story is called the...

• plot

• theme

• external conflict

• character

The highest point in the conflict, where the problem (conflict) gets really BIG and the main character (protagonist) must make some sort of decision is called the...

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

The character(s) who oppose, or go against, the main character, usually causing the protagonist some sort of trouble is the...

• protagonist

• antagonist

• antihero

• alterego