Fiction Part I

1. Which of the following describes the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a people that are passed down from one generation to another and told by word of mouth?

Folklore

Folktale

Tall tale

2. A ___________ is a fictional story or poem that uses animals, mythical creatures, or inanimate object to teach a moral or lesson.

Fantasy

Myth

Fable

3. A ______________ is a story or legend that is told from one generation to another by word of mouth.

Flashback

Folktale

Novel

4. Which of the following is a traditional ancient story that deals with supernatural beings and explains how something began or came to be?

Myth

Resolution

Sonnet

5. A __________ is a humorous, exaggerated story with unbelievable elements.

Style

Plot

Tall tale

6. The ______________ is the series of events within a novel, play, or movie.

Plot

Theme

Characters

7. The ______________ is the distinct way something is said or done.

Theme

Style

Plot

8. Those who are shown in a drama, novel, or other artistic piece are called ___________________.

Writers

Critics

Characters

9. A _______________ is a written story with imaginary events and characters whose personalities and background information are discovered as the plot unfolds over a period of time.

Poem

Novel

Short story

10. The _____________ tells where the story is located geographically.

Characterization

Personification

Place

11. Which of the following tells the manner or style in which characters communicate?

Personality

Language

Attitude

12. The __________________ reveals the thoughts and emotions of the characters.

Behavior

Mood

Personality

13. Continuous literary works with related subject matter and characters is known as which of the following?

Setting

Series

Conflict

14. ____________ is a list of chapters or contents in a book.

Table of contents

Plot

Stanza

15. Which of the following is a British novelist who is best known for the Harry Potter fantasy series and sold 150 million copies worldwide, which were adapted into a blockbuster film series?

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.K. Rowling

Jonathan Swift

16. ________ was an American author and historian who was best known for technologist detailed espionage and military science novels, The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games, which were adapted for commercially successful films and novels, and Splinter Cell, a video game series.

Tom Clancy

Charles Dickens

Jonathan Swift

17. Which of the following was an American author of novels and short stories whose works were typical of the Jazz Age and was best known for novels, The Great Gatsby and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which were adapted as feature films?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mark Twain

William Faulkner

18. Which of the following was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, who was best known for fantasy classic works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring, which were adapted into blockbuster films?

William Faulkner

H. G. Wells

J.R.R. Tolkien

19. The ____________ is the time, place, or scenery in which a literary work or drama occurs.

Plot

Short story

Setting

20. The ________________ is the personal perspective of the writer or speaker.

Characterization

Point of view

Mood

21. A __________________ is a written story with a small number of imaginary characters and a plot that unfolds rather quickly.

Novel

Poem

Short story

22. The ___________________ describes the weather and setting as well as the emotional state of the characters.

Atmosphere

Location

Mood

Fiction Part I

1. Which of the following describes the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a people that are passed down from one generation to another and told by word of mouth?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. A ___________ is a fictional story or poem that uses animals, mythical creatures, or inanimate object to teach a moral or lesson.

3. A ______________ is a story or legend that is told from one generation to another by word of mouth.

4. Which of the following is a traditional ancient story that deals with supernatural beings and explains how something began or came to be?

5. A __________ is a humorous, exaggerated story with unbelievable elements.

6. The ______________ is the series of events within a novel, play, or movie.

7. The ______________ is the distinct way something is said or done.

8. Those who are shown in a drama, novel, or other artistic piece are called ___________________.

9. A _______________ is a written story with imaginary events and characters whose personalities and background information are discovered as the plot unfolds over a period of time.

10. The _____________ tells where the story is located geographically.

11. Which of the following tells the manner or style in which characters communicate?

12. The __________________ reveals the thoughts and emotions of the characters.

13. Continuous literary works with related subject matter and characters is known as which of the following?

14. ____________ is a list of chapters or contents in a book.

15. Which of the following is a British novelist who is best known for the Harry Potter fantasy series and sold 150 million copies worldwide, which were adapted into a blockbuster film series?

16. ________ was an American author and historian who was best known for technologist detailed espionage and military science novels, The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games, which were adapted for commercially successful films and novels, and Splinter Cell, a video game series.

17. Which of the following was an American author of novels and short stories whose works were typical of the Jazz Age and was best known for novels, The Great Gatsby and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which were adapted as feature films?

18. Which of the following was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, who was best known for fantasy classic works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring, which were adapted into blockbuster films?

19. The ____________ is the time, place, or scenery in which a literary work or drama occurs.

20. The ________________ is the personal perspective of the writer or speaker.

21. A __________________ is a written story with a small number of imaginary characters and a plot that unfolds rather quickly.

22. The ___________________ describes the weather and setting as well as the emotional state of the characters.