Mood, Tone, Denotation & Connotation Quiz

Tone is the _______________________ attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character.

• author's
• reader's

How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence: "I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"

• delighted
• angry
• bored
• excited

What do the tone of a piece of writing and a speaker's tone of voice have in common?

• In speech, tone is expressed by volume; in writing, tone is expressed by dialogue.
• They aren't related at all.
• They are similar, but written tone is expressed in the author's vocabulary and syntax (sentence formation)..

Tone is most closely related to:

• Emotion
• Capitalization
• Punctuation

What kind of tone would you most likely find in a newspaper editorial that endorses a political candidate?

• Gloom and despair
• Optimism and enthusiasm
• Fear and loathing
• Sarcasm and anger

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

• Joy
• Excitement
• Frustration

What is the relationship between the mood of a piece of writing, and the reader of that piece?

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.
• Mood is the knowledge the reader gains from a piece of writing.
• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.
• Mood is the amount of sympathy the reader feels for the characters within a piece of writing.

Which of the following is a true statement about mood and tone?

• Mood and tone are not at all alike, and are therefore never related.
• Because they are so similar, a story's mood and tone are always the same.
• Even though they similar, a story's mood can be very different than its tone.
• A story's tone is always established by its mood.

Which of the following is NOT a kind of negative tone?

• angry
• harsh
• excited

Which word best describes the tone of the following sentence? The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.

• admiring
• bitter
• sad
• hopeful