English 11: Quiz

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Fiction Terms Quiz _______/17

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Fiction Terms Quiz _______/17

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What is the best definition for the theme of a story?

a.	A one-word message.	c.	A timeless piece of advice that you never forget.
b.	A universal statement about life, and what it is like, that is considered in a story.	d.	The motif.

Lengel is an example of a:

a.	Dynamic Character	c.	Round Character
b.	Annoying Character	d.	Stereotyped Character

An epiphany is:

a.	the peak of the action.	c.	a timeless idea.
b.	a character’s sudden realization.	d.	a place where an earthquake starts.

Stokesie is a character foil for:

a.	Sammy	c.	Queenie
b.	Lengel	d.	The Sheep

“I quit!” is an example of what part of the plot of a story?

a.	The Rising Action	c.	The Introduction
b.	The Falling Action	d.	The Climax

The character of Sammy is what three types of characters?

a.	Antagonist, Mysoginist, Flat	c.	Protagonist, Dynamic, Round
b.	Round, Dynamic, Stereotyped	d.	Protagonist, Static, Quitter

What element of fiction do tone, mood and social and political context share in common?

a.	Theme	c.	Suspense
b.	Setting	d.	Foreshadowing

Matching - Select the best match of definitions and terms. Put the letter selected by each numbered term. _____/8

a.	Camera-like perspective.	e.	God-like perspective.
b.	Character details are explicitly stated.	f.	An idea or ideas that seem contradictory but eventually prove to be true.
c.	A long piece of literature.	g.	Time, place, season...
d.	A character that is like a real human.	h.	The closing details of a story.

Epic

Round Character

10.

Denoument

11.

Omniscient Point of View

12.

Objective Point of View

13.

Paradox

14.

Setting

15.

Direct Presentation

Short Answer - 2 marks

16.

List three types of external conflict:

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