A copy of your quiz results will be sent to the email address you provide. You may want to email it to your teacher/parent, for example. Please enter your email: 1. Conflict is essential to storytelling. True False 2. Choose the right way to end this statement: Conflict exists on the level of… … the novel, the situation/scene, the act, and the moment. … the novel, the act, the moment, and the situation/scene. … the novel, the act, the situation/scene, and the moment. 3. Most writers create believable conflict in every scene, on every page, intuitively. True False 4. __________________ conflicts are like sword fights. ____________________ conflicts are like the individual thrusts and parries of the fight. Situational… Momentary… Novel… Situational… Novel… Momentary… Act… Situational… Situational… Scenic… 5. External conflicts are called _________________. (The blank stands in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) disasters dilemmas novel-level conflicts situational-level conflicts act-level conflicts 6. Internal conflicts are called __________________. (The blank stands in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) disasters dilemmas momentary-level conflicts situational-level conflicts act-level conflicts 7. The majority of your chapters should be dilemmas. True False 8. Disaster means that something goes terribly and unexpectedly wrong. True False 9. Select the two statements about disasters that are true. Disasters aren’t defined by their physical impact, but by their impact on the story goal. A disaster should be emotionally charged. Your disasters should all be roughly equal in intensity. A disaster is only a disaster if it appears to come from out of nowhere and seems to the hero to be meaningless. Your hero should be able to see that the disasters are actually bringing him/her closer to the story goal. 10. A person’s character is only revealed ___________________. (The blank stands in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) under a microscope under pressure unintentionally through his/her response to a dilemma 11. Disasters only follow disasters. True False 12. A dilemma is a scenic conflict built on the internal ___________________ a character feels when forced to make a decision between two ____________________. (The blank stands in for one-word and multiple-word answers.) … temptation … compelling “outs” from suffering for the story goal … pressure … tempting story goals … pressure … terrible possibilities … fear … mentors … delight … positive options … temptation … positive options 13. You should never immediately follow one dilemma with another. True False 14. Please enter your first and last name. (This field has no point value; we ask for your name so we can forward you your results if you do not receive an email copy.) Loading … Share this:FacebookX
