This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Fiction > Historical Fiction – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Fiction Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Stories based on real events from history with made up characters. A) Mystery. B) Autobiography. C) Fantasy. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical Fiction. 2. The problems faced by the character. Like other areas, these must fit int with the time and place the characters are in. A) Dialogue. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 3. Historical Fiction has believable setting and characters. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. The message or main lesson from a text A) Setting. B) Historical fiction. C) Theme. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 5. (For Want of a Horseshoe Nail):When and where does this story take place? A) In modern-day England. B) Many years ago in England. C) In England during the future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many years ago in England. 6. Takes place in the present A) Realistic Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic Fiction. 7. Historical fiction tells how a character dealt with the challenges presented in the events. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Textual evidence is A) To change something or someone. B) Proof from the text. C) How a person sees or understands the world. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proof from the text. 9. In historical fiction the setting must be accurate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Historical Fiction (HF) is written based on true characters A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. The sun gleamed as bright as a lamp. A) Smell. B) Taste. C) Touch. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See. 12. Why does Johnstown keep flooding? A) Wealthy people poorly engineered the dam to have their houses built on a lake. B) There is so much yearly rainfall that the city floods every year. C) Hurricanes regularly visit Johnstown. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is so much yearly rainfall that the city floods every year. 13. Characters are usually shaped by A) An event. B) The setting. C) The author. D) Other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The setting. 14. Which of the following is awarded exclusively for historical fiction? A) The Newbery Medal. B) The Scott O'Dell Award. C) The Hans Christian Andersen Award. D) The Horn Book Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Scott O'Dell Award. 15. How do you know the passage below is an example of historical fiction, and not a nonfiction, historical account? "Yetta was listening for the bell on the time clock, waiting to finish her day. It was a Saturday afternoon in March, and the spring breezes were back, " (lines 1-3). A) Since the passage is in past tense and third person, we know it is about the past. B) The author focuses on telling a story, with a plot, focusing here on the exposition. C) The passage focuses on statistics and facts relating to the event, rather than characters' thoughts, feelings, actions and emotions. D) There are facts, so it really happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author focuses on telling a story, with a plot, focusing here on the exposition. 16. What is something the author of a story about the Civil War might mention in the story? A) The Gettysburg Address. B) Cell phones. C) A fighter jet. D) A Nazi soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Gettysburg Address. 17. As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. The rustling from my hooves are the only sound. I see a shadow up in a tree. I feel afraid and uneasy. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away. From what/whose perspective is the passage written? A) A hunter. B) An animal looking for friends. C) An animal being hunted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An animal being hunted. 18. State of being; act of A) -ness. B) -ment. C) -ive, -ative, -itive. D) -ous, -eous, -ious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ness. 19. Which part of the plot reveals information about the characters and the setting? A) Introduction/exposition. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Conclusion/denouement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction/exposition. 20. When a story is being told by a narrator with the reader being able to know ALL of the characters thoughts and feelings, it is known as: A) First person point of view. B) Third person omniscient point of view. C) Third person limited point of view. D) Third person objective point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person omniscient point of view. 21. The author's message or lesson A) Characterization. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Theme. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 22. Which word means on the edge of something? A) Ritual. B) Implicate. C) Assumption. D) Brink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brink. 23. "The six younger Ludington children all depended on their oldest sister." What does the word depended mean in paragraph 5? A) Waited for. B) Needed help from. C) Looked up to. D) Made fun of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needed help from. 24. This conflict helps the reader gain a deeper ..... of the text. A) Backstory. B) Demands. C) Interpretation. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpretation. 25. Which point of view implies that the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story? A) Second-Person. B) First-Person. C) Third-Person Omniscient. D) Third-Person Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second-Person. 26. Research is important to an author's process when writing a historical fiction book. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. Fill in the blank with the correct term:The story takes place in an ..... setting. A) Fictional. B) Authentic. C) Made-up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authentic. 28. An undesirable condition that people are arguing about or believe needs to be corrected A) Social justice. B) Social issue. C) Equality. D) Empathize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social issue. 29. True or False:All historical fiction is written in 3rd person? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Point of view:A historical fiction story is told from A) 1st or 3rd person. B) 1st or 2nd person. C) 2nd or 3rd person. D) Can only be told by 1st person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st or 3rd person. 31. ..... details are parts of the story that you must understand to have the story make sense. A) Important. B) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important. 32. If Julie's grandmother heard what her grandfather said at the end of the story, how would she feel? A) Upset. B) Excited. C) Surprised. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upset. 33. A novel that makes up a story about a Civil War battle that really happened is an example of historical fiction. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Monchi's problem in the story was that he wanted to A) Help pick and string chilies. B) Write a story for the Coyote News. C) Win the Perfect Attendance Award. D) Ride to school on a bus every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Win the Perfect Attendance Award. 35. Takes place way in the future A) Realistic Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither. 36. What is the authors purpose? "Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house." A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 37. How is paragraph 1 important to the story's plot? A) It explains why the Saunders decided to leave England. B) It explains why the Saunders belonged to the Church of England. C) It provides information about the Mayflower. D) It provides information about how to buy a ticket to America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It explains why the Saunders decided to leave England. 38. How you respond to the criticism from the other side of the argument A) Thesis statement. B) Position. C) Persuade. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterargument. 39. What point of view is the following:Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it-she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her. A) First person. B) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 40. The most important part of historical fiction, time and place, is called ..... A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Moral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 41. What are synonyms? A) Awords that have different meanings. B) Cwords that have opposite meanings. C) Bwords that have similar meanings. D) Dwords that have more than one meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bwords that have similar meanings. 42. What are the ways that the beginning and ending match? A) Setting. B) Image. C) Words. D) Structure. E) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All are correct. 43. When you have gotten to where you are going A) Accurate. B) Arrived. C) Automobile. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived. 44. The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ..... A) Mood. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 45. An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a ..... A) Secondary Source. B) Primary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Source. 46. You can see a craft speeding down the highway. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 47. Historical Fiction is part fiction and part non-fiction A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Who is the main character of TH60F? A) American soldier. B) Glory of the Republic. C) Tie NP Austria. D) Glory of the Beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tie NP Austria. 49. When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for: A) Clues and facts. B) Truth and lies. C) Wrongs and rights. D) Similarities and differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarities and differences. 50. Conversation between characters in a story A) Sensory language. B) Dialogue. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 51. What was the solution of the story? A) Abbie fell is love with her. B) Abbie had courage and did the job. C) Abbie was mad at the teacher. D) Adrian likes to sleep. E) Abbie made a plan but did not do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abbie had courage and did the job. 52. Why is historical empathy important? A) Teaches children how to think critically. B) Gives teachers an opportunity to develop better comprehension questions. C) Children learn to feel sorry for characters in the stories. D) Historical empathy supports historical understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical empathy supports historical understanding. 53. Ezekiel is hardworking because..... A) He follows what his mom once told him. B) He lost his job and moves west. C) He has a dream. D) He always found a way to make ends meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He always found a way to make ends meet. 54. When a story is told by the main character and uses the "I" pronoun, it is considered to be: A) Third person point of view. B) Omniscient point of view. C) Point of view that does not exist in stories. D) First person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First person point of view. 55. What is a narrative? A) A story, an account of events. B) A very long piece of writing. C) A short story. D) A funny comic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A story, an account of events. 56. They walked ..... down the sidewalk, pausing to admire the shop windows. A) Scowling. B) Sedately. C) Skimpily. D) Savorly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedately. 57. In historical fiction, how are actual events often presented? A) From the point of view of fictional people living in that time period. B) From the point of view of fictional people from a different time period. C) From the point of view of well-known historical figures only. D) From a purely factual and objective perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the point of view of fictional people living in that time period. 58. Both players ran in to field the ball. A) To catch or pick up a batted ball. B) Place where a battle is fought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To catch or pick up a batted ball. 59. Bleachers are tables that can be folded and put away. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 60. What happened in the End? A) Abbie eat cats. B) Abbie Cried. C) Abbie took care of light. D) Abbie was wet. E) Abbie did not put bell on cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abbie took care of light. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesHistorical Fiction Quiz 1Historical Fiction Quiz 2Historical Fiction Quiz 4Historical Fiction Quiz 5Historical Fiction Quiz 6Historical Fiction Quiz 7Historical Fiction Quiz 8Historical Fiction Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books