Elements of Fiction Quiz

Elements of fiction are also called: __________.

• Literary elements

• Fictional components

• Narrative parts

• Story elements

The elements of fiction are the necessary __________ to create a story.

• components

• distractions

• obstacles

• decorations

The five main parts of the plot are: (1) __________, (2) rising action, (3) climax, (4) __________, (5) resolution.

• exposition, falling action

• introduction, conclusion

• beginning, middle

• setup, finale

The __________ provides the audience with background information about the setting, __________, and characters. It exposes the basic __________ to the audience.

• exposition, events, set-up and background

• introduction, plot, conflict

• conclusion, climax, resolution

• narrative, theme, storyline

When a story begins in the middle of the scene, with no exposition to ground the audience, it is called __________.

• in medias res

• prologue

• epilogue

• flashback

The rising action begins with an __________ that thrusts the __________ into the main conflict.

• inciting incident, protagonist

• climax, antagonist

• resolution, hero

• denouement, villain

The events that occur after the climax are part of the __________. There is an extreme drop of audience __________.

• falling action, emotion

• rising action, tension

• exposition, interest

• resolution, excitement

The resolution (also known as the __________) occurs at the __________ of the story. It __________ the story.

• denouement, end, concludes

• introduction, beginning, starts

• climax, middle, peaks

• conflict, start, complicates

Flat characters are ______.

• not fully developed

• complex and multi-dimensional

• dynamic and undergo change

• central to the plot

What is the main character in a story?

• protagonist

• antagonist

• sidekick

• narrator