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Literary Devices and Character Types Quiz

Test your knowledge of literary devices and character types with this quiz. Identify and understand the concepts of antagonist, foil, foreshadowing, metaphor, protagonist, stage directions, and symbolism.

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What is the main opponent of the protagonist?

Antagonist

What literary technique compares one thing to another by stating they share the same qualities?

Metaphor

What is the main idea or underlying meaning explored in a literary work?

Theme

What literary device is used to give an advance hint of what is to come later in the story?

<p>Foreshadowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Romanticism, what is idealized?

<p>Women, rural life, poetic language</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main character who drives the action called?

<p>Protagonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

What literary technique compares something unlike to each other using 'like' or 'as'?

<p>Simile</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Realism, what is more important than the plot?

<p>Descriptive characters</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the literary term for a character who is contrasted with another character?

<p>Foil</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Romantic-Realism, what is more important than the characters and plot?

<p>Setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the literary technique that compares one thing to another by stating they share the same qualities?

<p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea or underlying meaning explored in a literary work called?

<p>Theme</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Romanticism, what is generally an object representing another to give an entirely different meaning?

<p>Symbolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

What literary device is used to give an advance hint of what is to come later in the story?

<p>Foreshadowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main opponent of the protagonist called?

<p>Antagonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Realism, what tends to be in the vernacular?

<p>Writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which juror is described as a flashy, glad-handed salesman with a quick temper and a tendency to form opinions quickly?

<p>Juror 7</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the juror that identifies with the young man on trial more than he would like to admit?

<p>Juror 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which juror is described as a man of wealth and position, concerned only with the facts of the case, and often the voice of reason and logic?

<p>Juror 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the juror described as a quiet, thoughtful gentleman who constantly seeks the truth and wants justice to be done?

<p>Juror 8</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which juror is described as a very strong, forceful, and opinionated man, intolerant of opinions other than his own, and at the same time, deeply wounded?

<p>Juror 3</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Juror 8 have uncertainty about the victim’s guilt?

<p>He thinks the defendant is a young boy who had a rough childhood and deserves to have the jurors discuss it more before sending him off to die.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the defendant’s past behavior and police record?

<p>Entered reform school at 15. He stole a car, was arrested for mugging, picked up for knife fighting, and stabbed somebody in the arm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explain the testimony between who the old man heard, and the e train.

<p>The old man couldn’t possibly have heard the boy yell, 'I’m gonna kill you' because the e train is so loud.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the timed reenactment performed by Juror 8 show?

<p>The old boy couldn’t have seen the boy run downstairs 15 seconds after the murder because it took Juror 8 about 30 seconds to walk as far as the old man had to.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How could you cross examine the woman who lived across the street?

<p>She didn’t have her glasses on, so she couldn’t clearly have seen the murder.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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