Quiz: Summer Assignment Literary Terms

Which term describes the technique of giving indirect clues about what will happen later in a story?

• Flashback

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Exposition

In a story told from third-person limited POV, what is the narrator's primary perspective?

• Knows everything about the story
• Tells the story as a character using the pronouns, "I" and "me"
• Reports on only events they directly experience
• Can read all characters' minds

Which type of character remains unchanged throughout a narrative?

• Static character
• Protagonist
• Dynamic character
• Round character

What defines an antagonist in literary analysis?

• The character causing conflict for the protagonist
• The main character of the story
• A character who never changes
• The narrator of the story

According to the provided definition, what is conflict in a story?

• A character who serves as an obstacle for the protagonist.
• The main character's internal thoughts and feelings.
• Tension created when a character's desires are opposed or hindered.
• The events that lead up to the climax of the story.

Which plot stage represents the point of maximum tension and dramatic action?

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution

What characterizes an internal conflict?

• A conflict with nature
• A battle with an external force
• A fight between two characters
• A psychological struggle within a character

In first-person POV, who tells the story?

• A character within the story
• Multiple characters simultaneously
• An all-knowing narrator
• A outside observer

What distinguishes a round character from a flat character?

• Narrative importance
• Physical description
• Complexity of personality traits
• Number of appearances in the story

Which plot stage introduces characters and initial setting?

• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution
• Exposition