English II – Vocabulary Quiz 9

_____ 1. The person who tells the story

  1. Point of viewB. characterC. narratorD. tone

_____ 2. Writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader to think or act in a particular way

A. logosB. motifC. persuasionD. pathos

_____3. The person or persons for whom a piece of writing is written

  1. Point of viewB. flashbackC. audienceD. motif

_____ 4. The students and teachers are _____ when school dismisses on Friday afternoons.

A. sadB. happyC. sharpD. silly

_____ 5. The main character of hero

A. antagonistB. protagonistC. narrativeD. credibility

_____ 6. To prove to be false

A. hollowB. credibilityC. refutationD. argument

_____7. When the author goes back in time to talk about events

  1. Point of viewB. flashbackC. symbolD. dialect

_____ 8. Have you lost your mind?

A. dialectB. persuasionC. rhetoricalD. motif

_____ 9. When two or more characters speak

A. dialectB. reasoningC. narrativeD. dialogue

_____10. How the author reveals the personality of the character.

  1. StyleB. characterizationC. themeD. moral

_____ 11. Reason given to persuade

A. counter argumentB. argumentC. faulty argumentD. credibility

_____12. The person or force who opposes the protagonist

A. antagonistB. protagonistC. narrativeD. credibility

_____13. The people from Monroe County speak with a distinct country/ southern ____.

A. Point of viewB. flashbackC. symbolD. dialect

_____ 14. The commercials that beg people to adopt pets.

A. fictionB. ethosC. pathosD. logos

_____ 15. Writing about an event or series of events

A. argumentB. dialogueC. narrativeD. counter argument

_____ 16. How believable the audience thinks the writer is

A. argumentB. faulty argumentC. credibilityD. hollow

_____17. To think

A. dialectB. reasoningC. narrativeD. dialogue

_____18. A book length work of fiction

  1. Author’s purposeB. audienceC. motifD. novel

_____ 19. To make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious

  1. FrivolousB. sillyC. upsetD. boring

_____ 20. Without substance or character

A. happyB. sillyC. boringD. hollow

_____ 21. An appeal to ethics

A. motifB. pathosC. ethosD. logos

_____ 22. The Watermelon Festival is an example of ____ in Tompkinsville.

  1. FlashbackB. dialectC. local colorD. setting

_____ 23. Cheerful

A. frivolousB. hollowC. toneD. joyful

_____ 24. Ineffectively written argument

A. counter argumentB. faulty argumentC. credibilityD. refutation

_____ 25. I was so _____ when I entered the haunted house.

  1. AfraidB. sillyC. boringD sharp

_____ 26. The stories in the Bible are used in _____ the most in literature.

A. plotB. styleC. conflictD. allusions

_____ 27. A theme or idea that occurs over and over again

  1. NarratorB. audienceC. allusionD. motif

_____ 28. An appeal to logic

A. logosB. ethosC. pathosD. persuasion

_____ 29. The main idea

A. plotB. themeC. conflictD. allusions

_____30. The music in Jaws is a _____ that tells the audience a shark is going to attack.

  1. ForeshadowB. flashbackC. symbolD. allusion

_____31. The relationship of the narrator to the story

A. themeB. settingC. point of viewD. author

_____ 32. Dr. Seuss

A. themeB. settingC. point of viewD. author

_____ 33. An argument made by the other side

A. counter argumentB. argumentC. credibilityD. refutation

_____ 34. To persuade an audience

  1. AudienceB. author’s purposeC. point of viewD. allusion

_____ 35. The rose stands for love

A. themeB. symbolC. characterD. allusions

_____ 36. Frivolous

A. sillyB. toneC. upsetD. sharp