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Quiz with Sam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In drama, comic relief often occurs in _____

a)

comedies

b)

tragedies

c)

historical plays

d)

romantic plays

2.

A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is

a)

denouement

b)

conflict

c)

comedy

d)

tragedy

3.

An expression from which one derives a mental picture is

a)

paradox

b)

exaggeration

c)

imagery

d)

photography

4.

The repetition of the vowel sounds in a line is

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

parallelism

5.

A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is

a)

a second person narrator

b)

a first person narrator

c)

an omniscient narrator

d)

a third person narrator

6.

The loneliest people live in the most crowded place illustrates

a)

paradox

b)

anecdote

c)

allegory

d)

parody

7.

A person’s life story written by another person is

a)

commentary

b)

biography

c)

an autobiography

d)

an epistolary.

8.

The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is

a)

A. poetic diction

b)

bathos

c)

graphology

d)

poetic license

9.

A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a

a)

pathetic fallacy.

b)

verbal irony.

c)

dramatic irony.

d)

dramatic monologue.

10.

A story which explains a natural phenomenon is

a)

legend

b)

parable.

c)

myth.

d)

fiction

11.

A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is

a)

an epigram.

b)

a limerick.

c)

an ode.

d)

a lyric. .

12.

A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as

a)

realistic.

b)

romantic.

c)

idealistic.

d)

sarcastic.

13.

A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten the hero through contrast is

a)

an adversary.

b)

a protagonist.

c)

An antagonist.

d)

a foil.

14.

One of the following is used to develop character

a)

climax.

b)

atmosphere.

c)

setting.

d)

dialogue.

15.

A curtain raiser in an introductory performance is

a)

not part of the main play.

b)

the first part of the main play.

c)

not separate from the main play.

d)

the first part of the final play.

16.

A stanza of four lines is a

a)

couplet.

b)

quintet.

c)

septet.

d)

quatrain

17.

In drama ____ operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which the audience know about.

a)

Aside

b)

Quinter

c)

Septet

d)

Quatrain

18.

Said the Lion: “on music dote

But something is wrong with my throat

When I practice a scale

The listeners quail

And flee at the first note”

What type of poem is this?

a)

Epic

b)

Limerick

c)

Ode

d)

Sonnet

19.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is

a)

aabba.

b)

ababa.

c)

ababb.

d)

abbaa.

20.

A simple story with a deeper meaning is called

a)

an allegory.

b)

an elegy

c)

an epic.

d)

an ode.