Question

1. Which of the following best describes a stock character?

Answer 1

Best description of a stock character is B.) CLICHÉ. 

A stock character is a flat character that is an archetype. It is a stereotypical person whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a any literary work.

Answer 2

Stock character, a character in drama or fiction that represent a type and that is recognizable belonging to a certain genre.

Another definition is a character in literature, theater or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the  reader or viewer.

A Cliche is defined as the phrase or opinion that is overused and betray a lack   of original thought.

The answer is cliché  (option B) because is a literary archetypes, consider the characters   in commedia dell'arte.