The Scarlet Letter Literary Terms Quiz 2
This quiz will help to determine the students knowledge of basic literary terms that we find used by Hawthorne in the writing of The Scarlet Letter.
- 1.A situation, incident, idea or image that is repeated significantly in a literary work.
- A.
Antagonist
- B.
Protagonist
- C.
Motif
- D.
Personification
- E.
Symbolism
- 2.The position or vantage point, determined by the author, from which the story seems to come to the reader.
- A.
Narrator
- B.
Point of view
- C.
Antagonist
- D.
Personification
- E.
Symbolism
- 3.An object, person or place that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself.
- A.
Personification
- B.
Protagonist
- C.
Setting
- D.
Symbol
- E.
Theme
- 4.The central or main character in a story that the plot is centered around.
- A.
Narrator
- B.
Point of view
- C.
Antagonist
- D.
Theme
- E.
Protagonist
- 5.The emotional aspect of the work, which contributes to the feeling the reader gets from the book.
- A.
Motif
- B.
Mood
- C.
Symbolism
- D.
Personification
- E.
Theme
- 6.The person or force that is in conflict with, or opposes, the main character of the story.
- A.
Rising action
- B.
Protagonist
- C.
Antagonist
- D.
Conflict
- E.
Personification
- 7.A figure of speech in which an object, abstract idea, or animal is given human characteristics.
- A.
Symbol
- B.
Narrator
- C.
Foreshadowing
- D.
Personification
- E.
Climax
- 8.The point of greatest dramatic tension or excitement in the story.
- A.
Rising action
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Symbol
- D.
Climax
- E.
Foreshadowing
- 9.The part of the story's plot that adds complications to the problems and increases the reader's interest.
- A.
Rising action
- B.
Climax
- C.
Symbol
- D.
Foreshadowing
- E.
Protagonist
- 10.When and where the story takes place.
- A.
Plot
- B.
Theme
- C.
Climax
- D.
Narrator
- E.
Setting
- 11.The central or dominant idea behind the story.
- A.
Plot
- B.
Theme
- C.
Climax
- D.
Narrator
- E.
Setting
- 12.The use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come.
- A.
Plot
- B.
Theme
- C.
Climax
- D.
Foreshadowing
- E.
Narrator
- 13.The one who tells the story.
- A.
Plot
- B.
Theme
- C.
Climax
- D.
Foreshadowing
- E.
Narrator
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