5 Written Questions

1. The uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in the story.
2. The point of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a plot.
3. A pattern or model that serves as the basis for different, but related, versions of a character, plot, image, or theme. For example, the basic plot of the hero's quest is a recurring pattern in myths and other literature.
4. The vantage point from which a writer tells a story.
5. A conversation between characters in a drama or narrative.

5 Matching Questions

1. mood
2. internal conflict
3. pantheon
4. imagery
5. motif

1. a Language that appeals to the senses.
2. b a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
3. c the overall emotion created by a work of literature
4. d "all gods"; the set of gods belonging to a particular mythology (ex. Greek gods, Norse Gods, etc.)
5. e disagreement or fighting within an organization or entity

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A type of folktale that features supernatural elements such as spirits, talking animals and magic.
   1. trickster
   2. fairy tale
   3. folktale
   4. archetype
2. The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem.
   1. theme
   2. motif
   3. setting
   4. plot
3. when an author does not directly describe their character, they characterize it through actions and things that the character does.
   1. indirect characterization
   2. fairy tale
   3. direct characterization
   4. internal conflict
4. The moment of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a play's plot; it is often synonymous with "climax" and "turning point."
   1. crisis
   2. climax
   3. setting
   4. motif
5. the science or study of myths
   1. dialogue
   2. mood
   3. mythology
   4. plot

5 True/False Questions

1. external conflict → a character struggles against some outside force: another character, society as a whole, or some natural force

   True        False

2. direct characterization → when an author does not directly describe their character, they characterize it through actions and things that the character does.

   True        False

3. stock epithet → A descriptive word or phrase which an author regularly or standardly uses to describe an object or, more often, a person

   True        False

4. folktale → A type of folktale that features supernatural elements such as spirits, talking animals and magic.

   True        False

5. trickster → a universal figure in world myths and folktales, especially those from Africa and North America. They are ambivalent figures who tend to leave trouble and chaos behind wherever they go.

   True        False