Literature-in-English

Question 1

1A speech by a character alone on stage revealing thoughts is a

Hard

A. monologue to a crowd B. aside C. dialogue D. soliloquy

Question 2

2A speech in which a character alone on stage speaks his or her thoughts aloud is a

Easy

A. aside B. dialogue C. soliloquy D. chorus

Question 3

3The time and place in which a story happens is its

Easy

A. plot B. theme C. setting D. tone

Question 4

4Hints about what will happen later in a story are called

Easy

A. foreshadowing B. flashback C. climax D. denouement

Question 5

5A character who represents a type, such as the wicked stepmother, is a

Easy

A. protagonist only B. round character C. stock character D. narrator

Question 6

6Going back in time to show earlier events is

Easy

A. flashback B. prologue C. foreshadowing D. denouement

Question 7

7A scene that goes back to events that happened earlier is a

Easy

A. prologue B. denouement C. foreshadowing D. flashback

Question 8

8An omniscient narrator

Hard

A. knows the thoughts of all characters B. is a character in the story C. knows nothing D. speaks only dialogue

Question 9

9The author's choice of words is called

Easy

A. stanza B. metre C. syntax D. diction

Question 10

10A story told by a character using "I" uses the

Easy

A. second-person view B. first-person point of view C. third-person point of view D. omniscient view