Conflict Quiz

A character struggles against a government, a civilization, or a society’s dominant culture

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

Two characters struggles against each other.

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

A character struggles against a force of nature.

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

A character struggles with an emotion or decision.

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

After years of saving money, John bought his dream house. It was a two-story beach house in a secluded area. John thought it was absolutely perfect, until he noticed the termites. First, there were just a few nibbling away at the back deck, but soon there were thousands.  This is the story of how John went to war with the termites, a war that he eventually won, but one that cost him his dream home.  

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

It’s Carly’s 8^th grade year and she wants to graduate more than anything else.  Unfortunately, she’s been playing in her reading class and now she’s backed into a corner.  She has to get a perfect score on the final exam, or she won’t graduate.  With the help of a foreign exchange student whom she calls Beans, Carly studies harder than ever before.  Will it be enough? 

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

It’s the year 1847 and Hallie is tired of being treated as a second-class citizen. As a married woman, she does not have the right to own property and she has no legal claim to any money that she earns.  She and a group of concerned activists, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, hold a convention in Seneca Falls, New York with a plan to change the world. Join Hallie as she marches, lobbies, and struggles to win equal rights for her gender, one mind at a time.

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

Scotty Martin is having a rough year. After a serious car accident, Scotty was left in a wheelchair. Now he has sunk into a deep depression. He is no longer interested in hanging out with his friends and he feels like a burden everywhere he goes. His friends and family are planning an intervention to show Scotty how much he means to them, but it's going to take a lot to get through to him. Will Scott realize that life is a gift and that he can still make a difference?

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

Freddy just turned sixteen and he wants a car badly, so he starts mowing lawns and landscaping to earn money with his neighbor Eric. After a few days working together, Freddy and Eric have a disagreement and Eric leaves to start his own company. Now the former friends are competing ferociously for work in their neighborhood. Things take a turn for the worse when Eric starts sabotaging Freddy's operation. Will Freddy retaliate? Can the former friends reconcile? Will Freddie ever get a car?

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self

Annie and her family live on a farm in rural Kansas. When a huge storm rolls in suddenly, she and her family must retreat to the shelter, but all the animals are out grazing. Worse still, a tornado has been spotted in their area. Will Annie and her family be able to rustle the livestock into the barn in time?

What type of conflict is being described?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Self