Question

What is an inciting incident?
1. Event that introduces characters.
2. Event that introduces conflict during rising action.
3. Event that serves as turning point in the story.
4. Event that serves as closure in the falling action.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

2. Event that introduces conflict during rising action.

The inciting incident is a key event that sets the main conflict of the story in motion, propelling the narrative into the rising action.