Literary Elements Quiz

What is the sequence of events in a story that includes 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 does the story take place?

• Theme

• Setting

• Climax

• Conflict

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

• Rising Action (Plot)

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Theme

What is the most exciting moment of the story, often considered the turning point of events?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What term describes a struggle between two opposing forces?

• Theme

• Setting

• Conflict

• Climax

What is it called when one character struggles against another character?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict (Man vs. Man)

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

What term describes a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character?

• External Conflict (Man vs. Man)

• Rising Action

• Internal Conflict

• Falling Action

What is it called when a character struggles against the elements of nature, especially for survival?

• External Conflict: Man vs. Nature

• Internal Conflict

• Rising Action

• Climax

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

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution