Literary Terms Quiz

What is a genre?

• the category a piece of literature is organized into

• the time and place in which a story is set

• the main idea or moral of a story

• the way an author makes readers feel with word choice

Match the part of the plot to the appropriate definition.

• the beginning of the story

• Falling Action

• leads up to the climax

• Rising Action

• happens right after the climax

• Resolution

• the turning point of a story

• Climax

• the end

• Exposition

In which part of a story's plot are the setting and major characters introduced?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

In which part of a story's plot is the conflict typically introduced? (The tension builds here.)

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

In which part of a story's plot does the character face the conflict?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

In which part of a story's plot does the narrator reveal the aftermath of the conflict being faced? (The tension starts to unwind here.)

• rising aaction

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

In which part of a story's plot are most questions answered and problems are resolved?

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

True or False: In a fictional story, there are elements which are NOT real; they are made up.

• True

• False

True or False: a story or text has to be completely true or fact to be considered nonfiction.

• True

• False

The main character of a story is called the (a)   .