Literary Elements Quiz

What is the sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution called?

• Theme

• Plot Structure

• Setting

• Conflict

What term describes the central idea of a work of literature, often a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work?

• Climax

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

Where and when the story takes place is known as what?

• Theme

• Setting

• Rising Action

• Climax

What is the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax and build suspense called?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Theme

When one character struggles against another character, it is known as what type of conflict?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict (Man vs. Man)

• External Conflict (Man vs. Nature)

• Rising Action

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character is called what?

• External Conflict (Man vs. Man)

• Rising Action

• Internal Conflict

• Falling Action

When a character struggles against the elements of nature, especially for survival, it is known as what type of conflict?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict (Man vs. Man)

• External Conflict (Man vs. Nature)

• Rising Action

What is the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and leads to a resolution?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

What is the end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up, the conflict is resolved, and questions are answered called?

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution/Denouement

When the author directly describes a character, it is known as what?

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

• Theme

• Setting