Literary Analysis Quiz

What is the central idea (theme) of a text?

• The arrangement and relationship of events in a narrative work.

• A statement that the text seems to be making about the human condition.

• The personalities who populate a story.

• The time, place, and context of a story.

Which part of the plot introduces the main characters, setting, and the inciting incident?

• Climax

• Rising action

• Exposition

• Resolution

What is the term for the time, place, and context (social, political, and economic situation) in a story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Conflict

Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict?

• Person versus person

• Person versus self

• Person versus society

• Person versus technology

Who is the main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Supporting character

What is direct characterization?

• The narrator makes statements about the characters and tells the reader what characters are like.

• The narrator lets the reader draw individual conclusions based on what the character thinks, says, or does.

• The main character's internal conflict.

• The setting and context of the story.

What is an allegory?

• A brief or indirect cultural reference

• An author's intentional presentation of an abstract idea through more concrete means

• The feeling(s) created in the reader by the work

• A written work meant to be performed theatrically

What does the term "allusion" refer to?

• A brief or indirect cultural reference

• The feeling(s) created in the reader by the work

• Author’s, or speaker’s, word choice and phrasing

• Clues about events that will happen later in the story

What is the definition of "atmosphere" in literature?

• The feeling(s) created in the reader by the work

• A recurrent thematic element

• The attitude of the author or speaker

• Language that appeals to the senses

What does "diction" refer to?

• The feeling(s) created in the reader by the work

• Author’s, or speaker’s, word choice and phrasing

• A written work meant to be performed theatrically

• Clues about events that will happen later in the story