Character types and their functions

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A short quiz used in longer course with associated video to test understanding of different types of characters. Focus on flat and rounded characters.
Sarah Holmes
Quiz by Sarah Holmes, updated more than 1 year ago
Sarah Holmes
Created by Sarah Holmes almost 7 years ago
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Resource summary

Question 1

Question
[blank_start]Flat[blank_end] characters do [blank_start]not[blank_end] change in any significant way over the course of a narrative. They are used to convey a particular quality or attitude in an [blank_start]obvious and straightforward[blank_end] way. Many of Charles Dickens' most memorable characters are flat characters and we remember them because they have become associated with a particular characteristic or idea. In contrast, [blank_start]rounded[blank_end] characters are [blank_start]complex[blank_end] and undergo [blank_start]significant[blank_end] changes in their outlook, temperament etc. . over the course of a narrative. Writers tend to use [blank_start]rounded[blank_end] characters for their main protagonist (character) as they are both more [blank_start]interesting and realistic[blank_end] which helps readers relate to them.
Answer
  • Flat
  • Rounded
  • not
  • really
  • obvious and straightforward
  • subtle and complex
  • rounded
  • flat
  • complex
  • straightforward
  • significant
  • very few
  • rounded
  • flat
  • interesting and realistic
  • obvious and easy to understand

Question 2

Question
The character of the creature in Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein is a flat character.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

Question
If you wanted to make your reader respond in a very particular way to your main character which narrative voice would it be best to use?
Answer
  • 1st person limited
  • 3rd person limited
  • Unobtrusive omniscient narrator
  • Obtrusive omniscient narrator
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