Plot- (Brain Pop Review)

An example of a plot event from The Wizard of Oz

• Dorothy

• The farm

• The tornado

• The Wicked Witch

In general, each event in a story's plot __________ the next event.

• causes

• undoes

• repeats

• is unrelated to

Freytag's pyramid_________ the plot structure used in ancient Greece.

• inspired

• simplified

• rejected

• refined

What information is most likely to be included in the exposition?

• Where the story takes place

• Who the protagonist encounters on their journey

• How the conflict changes the protagonist

• What happens to the protagonist at the end

An inciting incident usually occurs near the beginning of the _________________.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Who is the antagonist in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

• Snow White

• Prince Charming

• Evil Queen

• Grumpy

Which event is most likely to be the climax of the story?

• The hero receives instructions to find a lost sword

• The hero learns the sword was stolen by the villain

• The hero promises to save his true love

• The hero defeats the villain in battle

Which statement best describes this stage of Freytag's pyramid?

• The protagonist confronts the antagonist

• The conflict is resolved

• The protagonist is introduced

• Obstacles slow down the protagonist

A story without denouement might lack _______________.

• urgency

• plot devices

• conflict

• closure

What is most likely true of a formulaic story?

• It starts in medias res

• It is told entirely in flashbacks

• It closely follows Freytag's pyramid

• It completely ignores Freytag's pyramid