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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?
(a) Relationships with milieu, but not idea.
(b) Relationships with idea, but not milieu.
(c) Relationships with milieu and idea.
(d) Relationships with all forms except for milieu and idea.
2. How many ways are there to know a character?
(b) A few.
(d) Only one.
3. What effect does writing down words have as opposed to speaking them?
(a) Writing them down makes the voice more formal.
(b) Writing them down makes them less confusing.
(c) Writing them down makes them more confusing.
(d) Writing them down makes the voice more informal.
4. What must a storyteller do when creating characters or events?
(a) Understand and define the implications of the plot.
(b) Broaden the plot.
(c) Broaden the theme.
(d) Understand and define the theme.
5. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) The author's mind.
(c) They must be purely fictional.
(d) They must be based on real life people.
Short Answer Questions
1. How necessary is it for characters to be more than stereotypes in a narrative where an idea is the primary focus?
2. What should the motives reveal when making a character more believable?
3. What is a Presentation perspective?
4. How does a flashback affect the present narrative?
5. As explained in Chapter 12, which author wrote stories that featured characters that did not change by their own motives?
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