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Literature

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The person who writes drama for stage directions is known as a

a)

Writer

b)

Dramatist

c)

Actor

2.

Is a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance

a)

Conflict

b)

Stage directions

c)

Drama

d)

Monologue

3.

A speech by single person directed to an audience either within the play, or the theatre audience

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Asides

d)

Dialogue

4.

The way events are arranged in a work of literature

a)

Subplot

b)

Plot

c)

Act

d)

Scene

5.

Looking ahead to future action ,to signify what will happen in the future

a)

Flashbacks

b)

Foreshadowing

6.

Reveals a characters mood or attitude

a)

Tone

b)

Irony

c)

Sound effects

7.

A contradiction between what a character says and what he or she means

a)

Verbal irony

b)

Dramatic irony

8.

Refers to the physical elements of a play’s production that determine how the play looks and sounds to an audience

a)

Stage setting

b)

Staging

9.

Can help audience interpret a play’s characters and themes

a)

Costumes

b)

Furnishings

c)

Props

10.

Establish the historical period in which a play is set and provide insight into the characters who wear them

a)

Props

b)

Costumes

c)

Furnishings

11.

Any creative work chiefly any narrative work, written in prose, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary

a)

Non-fiction

b)

Genre

c)

Fiction

12.

The English writer——————- is commonly given credit for writing the first novel.

a)

Daniel Defoe

b)

Robinson Crusoe

c)

Jonathan Swift

13.

By the ——th century, the novel had reached a Highpoint in its development, and its influence and importance were widespread

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

14.

influences a story’s mood as well as its development

a)

Historical settings

b)

Geographical setting

c)

Physical setting

15.

Elements that enrich the plot of a short story are:

a)

Conflict

b)

Suspense

c)

Flashbacks

d)

All of the above

16.

The point of greatest tension or importance.

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax/crisis

c)

Resolution

17.

The final stage of plot

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Climax

18.

Is not a character in the story

a)

Third person narrator

b)

Unreliable narrator

19.

Is the way in which a writer uses language, selecting and arranging words to say what he or she wants to say

a)

Tone

b)

Style

c)

Diction

20.

Words and phrases that describe what is seen, heard, smelled ,tasted ,or touched -can have a significant impact in a story

a)

Imagery

b)

Figures of speech

c)

Symbol

21.

What are the figures of speech (multiple answers)

a)

Imagery

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

e)

Hyperbole