Creative Writing Quiz # 1

Choose the proper spelling.

anotamy

anatimy

anatomy

anatamy

Which is not an element of a story arc?

Theme

Conflict

Denouement

Climax

Which of these is not a figure of speech?

Personification

Metaphor

Narrative

Hyperbole

Choose the sentence with correct spelling and grammar.

It's weird that he didn't loose weight after so much exercise.

It's weird that he didn't lose weight after so much exercise.

Its wierd that he didn't loose weight after so much exercise.

Its weird that he didn't lose weight after so much exercise.

How is a logos argument different from a pathos argument in writing a persuasion paper?

Logos is not used as often as pathos, because its overly-articulate nature and reliance on convention can be burdensome to some.

Logos uses data, facts. logic to support claim, while pathos argument appeals to feelings and emotions.

Which of these plays a role in character development?

All of these

Actions

Dialogue

Habits

What is a black moment?

When the hero/heroine struggles to wake up.

When the hero must be kept in the dark.

When all seems lost for the hero/heroine.

The most intense part of a story is called...

Climax

Epigraph

Setting

Conflict

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Your going to do your homework, aren't you?

Your going to do you're homework, aren't you?

You're going to do your homework, aren't you?

You're going to do you're homework, aren't you?

What is the correct spelling for this word:

emphasis

emphises

emphesis

True or False? Allegories are always metaphors, but metaphors are not always allegories.

True

False

Would the same environment produce the same reactions on each child?

Yes, if they are raised in the same household.

No. -- No two individuals react identically.

Pick the correct sentence from the following.

A big door cannot be opened by using a small key.

A small key opens a big door.

A small keye opens a big door.

A smal key opens a big door.

A smail key opens a big door.

What are the three dimensions of a character?

Inferiority, superiority, heroic.

Physiology, sociology, psychology.

Lame, blind, deaf.

Rude, polite, moral.

Tolerant, defiant, humble.

Which of these refers to a four-lined stanza?

Tetris

Quatrain

Couplet

Sestet

Ballad

What is third person-omniscient perspective?

A story that starts by telling the reader how the story ends

A perspective where everything about every character is known immediately

A story presented by an unidentified narrator that knows everything that is happening within the story world

A story that deals with multiple storylines at once

What refers to the order in which subjects, objects and verbs are arranged in a sentence?

Syntax

Meter

Tone

Verse

A story told to teach a life lesson is sometimes called a:

Didact

Sestina

Parable

Drama

Dramatis personae

What is an oxymoron?

It is a phrase, idea, event, or element which has been overused to the point of losing its meaning

It is a grotesquely exaggerated statements whose language is intended to make a point

It is a reference, without explanation, to a prior work, historical event, or historical person

It is a figure of speech that juxtaposes apparently contradictory elements but is not wrong in meaning

What is satire?

An Arabian instrument that is commonly used as a motif

A humorous story

A device that uses humor to deliver social criticism

A device that uses a character with a small role to enact a significant plot shift

Generally employing either similes or metaphors, _______ language is not literal and requires a leap in imagination on behalf of the reader in order to describe something.

Relatory

Figurative

Comparative

Chiasmus

A literary term meaning before a war; more specifically before the American Civil War.

Antipugna

Antepugna

Antebellum

Antebellome

What characteristics make up for the physiology of a person?

Sex. Age. Height and weight. Color of hair. Posture.

Extrovert or introvert.

True or False? "Screaming wind" is an example of personification.

True

False

What is an allegory?

A metaphor carried through an entire work, which allows the reader to interpret further meaning beyond the literal events of the work

A character who abides by a defined morality, and adheres to those morals during a key plot event

A story with a hero who makes a personal sacrifice for the greater good

A character who abides by a defined morality, but breaks those morals during a key plot event

Which word is misspelled?

Calculating

Champagne

Anayltical

Deceiver

Quench

_____ refers to the writer's implied attitude toward the characters and events of a work.

Presence

Tone

Diction

Pace

A damsel in distress, a heroic warrior and a wise old man are all examples of:

Archetypes

Biographies

Villains

Static characters

The antagonist is

the character in opposition to the protagonist.

the villain.

the character who makes the journey of the story.

someone who tricks or deceives the hero.

An epilogue comes _______.

on the back cover of a novel

at the beginning of a novel

in the middle of a novel

at the end of a novel