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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term, "take", describe in a comedy?
(a) When a character points out the irony of something.
(b) When a narrator points out the inaccuracies of something.
(c) When a character points out the absurdity of something.
(d) When a narrator points out the seriousness of something.

2. What can cause a reader to become more engaged with a character?
(a) Making what is happening to a character more important to all other characters.
(b) Making what is happening to a character more important to only the minor characters.
(c) Making what is happening to a character more important to another character.
(d) Making what is happening to a character more important to that character.

3. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?
(a) Research.
(b) Poetic license.
(c) Structure.
(d) Grammar.

4. What kind of characterization is needed in a narrative that features the characters as the primary focus?
(a) Less detailed and simple.
(b) Detailed, but simple.
(c) Detailed and complex.
(d) Less detailed, but complex.

5. What is milieu?
(a) The physical, historical, or social context.
(b) The mental, cultural, or social context.
(c) The mental, historical, or social context.
(d) The physical, cultural, or social context.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can a character appear to change while remaining unchanged?

2. According to the author in the beginning of Chapter 12, what changes along with people?

3. In a comedy, what are the comedic interjections grounded in?

4. Which one of the following is an example of a character that remains unchanged?

5. What is a key contributor to a character's attitude?

(see the answer key)

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