Elements of Fiction A

Which element of fiction refers to the time, place, and period in which the action takes place?

• Conflict

• Characters

• Plot

• Setting

What is the term for a character that does not change or grow throughout the story?

• Protagonist

• Static character

• Flat character

• Round character

Who or what is the character or force that opposes the protagonist?

• Flat character

• Dynamic character

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

What is the term for the leading character in a literary work?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic character

• Flat character

What is the term for the series of actions or events that take place in a story?

• Conflict

• Plot

• Characters

• Setting

Which type of conflict involves a struggle between two or more people?

• Man vs. himself

• Man vs. society

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. man

Which type of conflict involves a struggle against the forces of nature?

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. himself

• Man vs. society

Which type of conflict involves a struggle against society?

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. society

• Man vs. himself

Which type of conflict involves a struggle within the character, such as a mental or moral struggle?

• Man vs. himself

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. society

What is the term for the central idea or moral of the story?

• Atmosphere

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Theme