Elements Of Plot Trivia: Ultimate Quiz

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  • 1. 

    The time and place of a story are the

    • A.

      plot

    • B.

      setting

    • C.

      conflict

    • D.

      character

    Correct Answer
    B. setting
  • 2. 

    There are ____________ different kinds of conflict.

    • A.

      3

    • B.

      4

    • C.

      5

    • D.

      6

    Correct Answer
    B. 4
  • 3. 

    The moral, life lesson, or meaning of a story is called the _________________.

    • A.

      theme

    • B.

      mood

    • C.

      plot

    • D.

      setting

    Correct Answer
    A. theme
  • 4. 

    What are the events leading up to the climax?

    • A.

      exposition

    • B.

      resolution

    • C.

      falling action

    • D.

      rising action

    Correct Answer
    D. rising action
  • 5. 

    All the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution are called the ______________.

    • A.

      exposition

    • B.

      resolution

    • C.

      falling action

    • D.

      rising action

    Correct Answer
    C. falling action
  • 6. 

    The end of the central conflict is what part of the story?

    • A.

      falling action

    • B.

      resolution

    • C.

      climax

    • D.

      rising action

    Correct Answer
    B. resolution
  • 7. 

    Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "we".

    • A.

      first person

    • B.

      second person

    • C.

      third person limited

    • D.

      third person objective

    Correct Answer
    A. first person
  • 8. 

    The central or main character in a story.

    • A.

      antagonist

    • B.

      protagonist

    • C.

      antagonizer

    • D.

      instigator

    Correct Answer
    B. protagonist
  • 9. 

    _____________ is the struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a story.

    • A.

      setting

    • B.

      conflict

    • C.

      character

    • D.

      climax

    Correct Answer
    B. conflict
  • 10. 

    The most exciting part of the story is called the ______________.

    • A.

      setting

    • B.

      exposition

    • C.

      climax

    • D.

      rising action

    Correct Answer
    C. climax
  • 11. 

    A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story is called what?

    • A.

      setting

    • B.

      plot

    • C.

      character

    • D.

      conflict

    Correct Answer
    C. character
  • 12. 

    The ___________ is the chain of events that make up a story.

    • A.

      A. setting

    • B.

      B. character

    • C.

      C. conflict

    • D.

      D. plot

    Correct Answer
    D. D. plot
  • 13. 

    The character who opposes the main character is called the ________________.

    • A.

      protagonist

    • B.

      antagonist

    • C.

      dynamic character

    • D.

      static character

    Correct Answer
    B. antagonist
  • 14. 

    What term means category or kind of story?

    • A.

      fiction

    • B.

      non-fiction

    • C.

      genre

    • D.

      literature

    Correct Answer
    C. genre
  • 15. 

    All categories of books or stories can be called fiction or non-fiction.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 16. 

    What is the genre name for fiction that is set in the past and involves real people, places, or significant events from history?

    • A.

      realistic fiction

    • B.

      historical fiction

    • C.

      science fiction

    • D.

      fantasy

    Correct Answer
    B. historical fiction
  • 17. 

    What is the genre name that includes facts that are true?

    • A.

      historical fiction

    • B.

      realistic fiction

    • C.

      non-fiction or expository

    • D.

      fable

    Correct Answer
    C. non-fiction or expository
  • 18. 

    What genre is set in the modern present with human characters and is based on the premise that the story's plot could actually happen in the real world?

    • A.

      science fiction

    • B.

      historical fiction

    • C.

      fantasy

    • D.

      realistic fiction

    Correct Answer
    D. realistic fiction
  • 19. 

    What genre of fiction is set in the future and based on the impact of real, potential, or imagined technology?

    • A.

      realistic fiction

    • B.

      science fiction

    • C.

      fantasy

    • D.

      folktale

    Correct Answer
    B. science fiction
  • 20. 

    What genre contains magical elements, such as nonexistent worlds, talking animals and other creatures, and objects or people with superpowers?

    • A.

      fantasy

    • B.

      non-fiction

    • C.

      historical fiction

    • D.

      realistic fiction

    Correct Answer
    A. fantasy
  • 21. 

    The narrator is an outside observer who focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character. 

    • A.

      first person

    • B.

      second person

    • C.

      third person limited

    • D.

      third person objective

    Correct Answer
    C. third person limited
  • 22. 

    What viewpoint does the narrator report only the facts of the story as an impersonal observer?

    • A.

      third person omniscient

    • B.

      third person limited

    • C.

      third person objective

    • D.

      first person

    Correct Answer
    C. third person objective
  • 23. 

    The narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in a story. 

    • A.

      third person omniscient

    • B.

      second person

    • C.

      third person limited

    • D.

      third person objective

    Correct Answer
    A. third person omniscient
  • 24. 

    Pennie is on her way home from school when a storm suddenly appears.  She races to get out of the rain but is caught in a flash flood as she crosses a bridge. Pennie clings to a tree to avoid being carried away with the rushing water.

    • A.

      man vs. man

    • B.

      man vs. nature

    • C.

      man vs. self

    • D.

      man vs. society

    Correct Answer
    B. man vs. nature
  • 25. 

    Tyler knows that cheating is wrong.  He also knows that his parents will be very disappointed if he fails his math test.  When he sees the teacher has left the answers on the corner of her desk, he doesn't know what to do.

    • A.

      man vs. man

    • B.

      man vs. nature

    • C.

      man vs. self

    • D.

      man vs. society

    Correct Answer
    C. man vs. self
  • 26. 

    It is 1900, and Tracy doesn't understand why women are not allowed to vote.  She joins with a group of other women who plan to demonstrate until all Americans have the equal right to vote for elected officials.

    • A.

      man vs. self

    • B.

      man vs. man

    • C.

      man vs. nature

    • D.

      man vs. society

    Correct Answer
    D. man vs. society
  • 27. 

    Lisa and her sister, Sydney, share one computer.  Usually it isn't a problem, but today, Sydney wants to use it to read about her favorite band, and Lisa wants to use it to research Mt. Everest for her science class.

    • A.

      man vs. society

    • B.

      man vs. nature

    • C.

      man vs. self

    • D.

      man vs. man

    Correct Answer
    D. man vs. man
  • 28. 

    The one event that sets the story in motion and makes the rest of the story possible.

    • A.

      Climax

    • B.

      Falling action

    • C.

      Inciting incident

    • D.

      Resolution

    Correct Answer
    C. Inciting incident
  • 29. 

    Think about the story The Three Little Pigs.  What is the theme of that story?

    • A.

      Losers never win.

    • B.

      Always be prepared.

    • C.

      Love conquers all.

    • D.

      The early bird gets the worm.

    Correct Answer
    B. Always be prepared.

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