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By the Waters of Babylon Vocab Pre-Assess

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Exposition?

a)

an element of plot that includes rising action

b)

an element of plot that includes background info: characters, setting, and conflict

c)

an element of plot that includes the turning point

d)

an element of plot that includes the resolution

2.

What is mood?

a)

emotions

b)

the emotions the author wants the reader to feel

c)

the author's emotions

d)

changes in the characters

3.

What is setting?

a)

where a story takes place

b)

the time period of the story

c)

the stage set up

d)

the place and time in a story (can change)

4.

The central problem the main character has; it drives the action in the story.

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

theme

5.

Devices like simile and metaphor used by the author purposely to create meaning as he or she crafts a text.

a)

figurative language

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashback

d)

personification

6.

Author's purpose is

a)

why the author chooses even a specific word over another in the creation of a text; it is the author's motivation for writing.

b)

to convince us to buy something

c)

to make money

d)

to tell a story that amuses him or her and to make money

7.

What is Point of View?

a)

the author's purpose for writing the text

b)

the theme of the text

c)

the perspective from which the story is told; includes first or third person

d)

the background information like place and time that is needed in a story.

8.
What does the word "archetype" mean?
a)
Ancient ruins
b)
A typical example
c)
A type of arch
9.
3 types of archetypes?
a)
Symbolic, Character, & Situational
b)
Symbolic, Evil, Hero
c)
Character, Hero, Light
10.
Someone who is challenged physically, mentally or morally to achieve a goal
a)
Villain
b)
Hero
c)
Mentor or Guide
11.
This character opposes the hero. Can be an enchantress, temptress, monster, evil figure,  devil or serpent.
a)
Villain
b)
Mentor
c)
Servant
12.
Old man or woman who teaches, guides or helps the hero
a)
Mother Figure
b)
Servant
c)
Mentor
13.
Katniss from "Hunger Games" is the example of what type of archetype?
a)
Villain
b)
Mentor
c)
Hero
14.
Batman and The Joker are examples of?
a)
light and dark
b)
fire and ice
c)
sun and moon
15.
A character archetype may go through...
a)
unusual birth
b)
must prove themselves
c)
traumatic event
d)
all of the above
16.
Which is usually the main character?
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
villain
17.
 The real reason a hero usually goes on a quest is to gain
a)
fame
b)
money
c)
self knowledge
18.
Of the following characters, which would NOT be best described as a Loyal Friend ?
a)
Dory (Finding Nemo)
b)
Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
c)
Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
19.
Which of the answers choices complete the following statement from the notes?
In literature, an archetype seems to represent . . .
a)
patterns in only certain cultures
b)
ideas or concepts only in our culture
c)
universal patterns of human nature
20.

Which one of these has the main character undergo experiences that lead him or her towards maturity.

a)

Good Vs Evil

b)

The Initiation (AKA Coming of Age)

c)

The Fall

d)

The Journey