Short Story Literary Elements Trivia: Quiz

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Short Story Literary Elements Trivia: Quiz

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1.

The vantage point from which a story is told is
- A.
  
  Chronological order
- B.
  
  Point of view
- C.
  
  Plot
- D.
  
  Conflict
- E.
  
  Inference
2.

The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem is called
- A.
  
  Point of view
- B.
  
  Resolution
- C.
  
  Climax
- D.
  
  Theme
- E.
  
  Setting
3.

The final part of the story in which the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close is called
- A.
  
  Resolution
- B.
  
  Setting
- C.
  
  First-person
- D.
  
  Omniscient
- E.
  
  Mood
4.

A story that presents events in the time sequence in which they occurred one right after the other is called
- A.
  
  Chronological order
- B.
  
  Plot
- C.
  
  Third-person limited
- D.
  
  Conflict
- E.
  
  Foreshadowing
5.

The type of point of view in a story where the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
- A.
  
  Omniscient
- B.
  
  Third person limited
- C.
  
  First person
- D.
  
  Point of view
- E.
  
  Inference
6.

When you take new information, add it to something you already know, and make an educated guess about what’s going on you are making a(n)
- A.
  
  Inference
- B.
  
  Point of view
- C.
  
  Climax
- D.
  
  Plot
- E.
  
  Setting
7.

The most exciting moment in the story, when the outcome is decided one way or another is called
- A.
  
  Short story
- B.
  
  Conflict
- C.
  
  Mood
- D.
  
  Climax
- E.
  
  Setting
8.

The word for a person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work.
- A.
  
  Setting
- B.
  
  Plot
- C.
  
  First person
- D.
  
  Mood
- E.
  
  Character
9.

The overall feeling of a work of literature is called
- A.
  
  Theme
- B.
  
  Mood
- C.
  
  Setting
- D.
  
  Inference
- E.
  
  Climax
10.

A short, fictional prose narrative is called a
- A.
  
  Short story
- B.
  
  Climax
- C.
  
  Plot
- D.
  
  Theme
- E.
  
  Foreshadowing
11.

When one of the characters, using the personal pronoun I, tells the story.
- A.
  
  Third person limited
- B.
  
  Omniscient
- C.
  
  First person
- D.
  
  Point of view
- E.
  
  Setting
12.

The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
- A.
  
  Climax
- B.
  
  Resolution
- C.
  
  Mood
- D.
  
  Theme
- E.
  
  Foreshadowing
13.

The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals is called
- A.
  
  Mood
- B.
  
  Theme
- C.
  
  Resolution
- D.
  
  Point of view
- E.
  
  Setting
14.

What happens in a short story, novel, or play is the
- A.
  
  Setting
- B.
  
  Mood
- C.
  
  Theme
- D.
  
  Plot
- E.
  
  Climax
15.

The problem is called the
- A.
  
  Resolution
- B.
  
  Conflict
- C.
  
  Plot
- D.
  
  Climax
- E.
  
  Inference