Types of conflict

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What is conflict?

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a struggle or problem that needs to be solved

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What is the main role of conflict in a story?

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It keeps the plot moving and evolving.

Front

In Peter Pan, who is the protagonist?

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Peter

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What is the purpose of the antagonist in a story?

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to challenge the main character

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Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

• Annika’s mom wasn’t able to come to her speech.
• Jenna and her sister fought over their parents’ car.
• Rojel finished his homework early, so he watched some TV.
• Lee couldn’t make up his mind whether or not to go to the party.

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Lee couldn’t make up his mind whether or not to go to the party.

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Which of the following is an example of character vs. nature?

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Santiago faced the harsh sunlight and storms from his little boat on the sea.

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When a character goes against the government, culture or morals around him, it’s an example of:

• character vs. self
• character vs. nature
• character vs. society
• character vs. character

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character vs. society

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True or False: Every story has exactly one conflict to resolve.

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False

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True or False: Another name for “internal conflict” is “character vs. nature.”

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False

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Which of the following is not considered a type of external conflict?

character vs. nature

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character vs. society

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character vs. literature

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character vs. character

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character vs. literature