Elements quiz

Question 1

plot in order:

Answer 1

introduction, cause of action, rising action, climax, denouement

Question 2

a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills

Answer 2

Conflict

Question 3

it may be physical, emotional, mental, or moral

Answer 3

conflict

Question 4

the main character may be pitted against some other person or group of persons

Answer 4

Man vs man

Question 5

he may be in conflict with some external force such as nature, society, or fate

Answer 5

man vs environment

Question 6

the central idea around which the story is built

Answer 6

theme

Question 7

he may be in conflict with some element of his own nature

Answer 7

man vs himself

Question 8

it contains a view of life or a truth about human experience

Answer 8

theme

Question 9

it is a lesson or message that the author is trying to teach us

Answer 9

theme

Question 10

refers to the place and time of a story, and also such factors as the weather and social customs

Answer 10

setting

Question 11

in some short stories, it is vague and not really a factor

Answer 11

setting

Question 12

in others, it adds credibility to the action

Answer 12

setting

Question 13

related to the setting

Answer 13

atmosphere

Question 14

refers to the mood or feeling which pervades a story

Answer 14

atmosphere

Question 15

it is an object, person, situation, action, or some other item which has a literal meaning in the story but suggests or represents other meanings as well

Answer 15

symbol

Question 16

means more than it is

Answer 16

literacy symbol

Question 17

the reader meets the main characters and the setting is established.

Answer 17

introduction

Question 18

it is usually brief in a short story

Answer 18

intro

Question 19

this is the event which sets the story in motion

Answer 19

cause of action

Question 20

it occurs near the beginning of a short story

Answer 20

cause of action

Question 21

this is the course of the story from the cause of action to the climax

Answer 21

rising action

Question 22

it may contain several events or be concentrated in a single scene

Answer 22

rising action

Question 23

this is the peak of excitement or the turning point of the story.

Answer 23

climax

Question 24

there is still some uncertainty about which way the events my turn

Answer 24

climax

Question 25

this is the outcome of the story and how the story wraps up

Answer 25

denouement

Question 26

it shows the result of the climatic action

Answer 26

denouement

Question 27

it occurs soo after the climax and is short

Answer 27

denouement