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A quiz to test your knowledge of the elements of fiction writing.

Welcome to Craft of Writing Trivia!

This quiz features questions meant to test your knowledge of the elements of fiction writing and short story writing.

You're given multiple attempts at Craft of Writing Trivia.

Please, have fun!

1. Dialogue:
 Which of the following is true?
       Dialogue should be interesting.        
       Dialogue should be based on character.        
       Dialogue should be interesting and based on character.        
       None of the above,        
2. Background Information:
 An _____ can occur when too much of the back story is presented in one instance in a story.
       info dump        
       exposition        
       denouement        
       twist        
3. Conflict:
 A story’s conflict can be portrayed through dialogue, action, and/or mood.
       True        
       False        
4. Shifts:
 A _____ is simply a move or shift in the story.
       plot        
       theme        
       transition        
       monologue        
5. Characters:
 The less important characters in a story are also called minor or _____ characters.
       major        
       meaningless        
       stock        
       two dimensional        
6. Mood:
 The mood of a story draws an emotional response from readers.
       True        
       False        
7. Point of View:
 When the _____ Point of View is used, the story is told through the experiences of one character.
       Second Person        
       Third Person Limited Omniscient        
       First Person        
       Third Person Omniscient        
8. An Element of Fiction:
 The information needed to understand a story is called _____.
       summary        
       narration        
       point of view        
       exposition        
9. Dialogue:
 In a story, dialogue can help set the mood, provide humor and conflict, build character, and _____.
       be italicized        
       advance the plot        
       be stiff and uninteresting        
       none of the above        
10. An Element of Fiction:
 Action that changes the story’s ending and consequences of the story is _____.
       plot        
       theme        
       conflict        
       climax        
11. Writing Fiction:
 The _____ of a story can be defined as the attitude of the author towards the characters and their situations.
       theme        
       plot        
       tone        
       climax        
12. An Element of Fiction:
 A _____ is a causal sequence of events that draws readers into the characters’ lives and helps readers better understand why characters make certain choices.
       theme        
       hook        
       point of view        
       plot        
13. Shifts:
 Any change of scene in a story requires a _____.
       transition        
       plot        
       theme        
       tone        
14. Endings:
 The final resolution of a plot or story is called _____.
       denouement        
       time span        
       hook        
       None of the above.        
15. Voice:
 The following sentence is an example of _____ voice: A dog bit the mailman.
       intruding        
       passive        
       active        
       none of the above        
16. Point of View:
 When _____ Point of View is used, the story is told only through the first person point of view character.
       Second Person        
       First Person        
       Third Person        
       Third Person Limited        
17. Shifts:
 The one rule about transitions is to make them as barely noticeable as possible in a story.
       True        
       False        
18. Writing Fiction:
 _____ involves hinting of what will happen later in a story.
       Plot        
       Foreshadowing        
       Theme        
       Tone        
19. Conflict:
 The catalyst that begins a story’s main conflict is considered a _____.
       plot        
       theme        
       resolution        
       complication        
20. Endings:
 The set of events that bring a story to a close are considered to be a story’s _____.
       plot        
       theme        
       hook        
       resolution        
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