Which term, according to the material, is described as an irrelevant object introduced for later significance?

• A. Aphorism
• B. Chekhov's gun
• C. Cliffhanger
• D. Foreshadowing

Answer: (B)

The concept tested is the idea of planting an object in a story that seems ordinary or irrelevant but is meant to pay off later. This is Chekhov's gun. The term captures the rule that if you introduce a detail, it must become important at some point—otherwise it’s waste. So an object that appears with no immediate use but is then pivotal later fits this device perfectly. For example, a gun shown in a drawer early on that later becomes essential to resolve a conflict illustrates it clearly. By contrast, aphorisms are concise statements of wisdom, cliffhangers are suspenseful pauses, and foreshadowing hints at future events without the guarantee that a specific object will matter later.