Character Types and Their Traits

Who is the main character in a story?

• The bad guy

• The person the story is about

• A character who doesn't change

• A character with only one trait

Who is usually against the main character in a story?

• The protagonist

• The good guy

• The antagonist

• A dynamic character

What kind of character changes because of what happens in the story?

• A static character

• A flat character

• A dynamic character

• A stock character

Which type of character does not change much throughout the story?

• A dynamic character

• A static character

• A round character

• A major character

What kind of character has many different traits, sometimes even opposite ones, making them seem real?

• A flat character

• A static character

• A round character

• A stock character

Which character is usually not very important and only has one or two simple traits?

• A round character

• A dynamic character

• A flat character

• A major character

What is a flat character that is so well-known you can guess their traits right away?

• A dynamic character

• A round character

• A secondary character

• A stock character

What kind of characters are very important to the story?

• Secondary characters

• Minor characters

• Major characters

• Flat characters

When the narrator tells you exactly what a character is like, what is it called?

• Indirect characterization

• Direct characterization

• Dynamic characterization

• Static characterization

When the narrator shows you what a character is like through their actions, what is it called?

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization

• Flat characterization

• Round characterization