This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Fiction > Magical Realism – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Magical Realism Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "When I was about five, one day an electrician came to our house in Aracataca to change the meter ..... On one of these occasions, I found my grandmother trying to shoo away a butterfly with a duster, saying, 'Whenever this man comes to the house, that yellow butterfly follows him." ' A) Fantasy. B) Science fiction. C) Magical realism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical realism. 2. Magical Realism was first used in the year (a) A) 1912. B) 1816. C) 2000. D) A 1925. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A 1925. 3. Fill in the blank:The police ordered the rowdy protesters to ..... and return to their homes. A) Grievously. B) Proliferate. C) Bolster. D) Disperse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disperse. 4. The AlchemistWhat is the message conveyed by the fact that, although Urim and Thummim are available to help Santiago make decisions, he only uses them once? A) A person should listen to his/her own heart when faced with a decision. B) There are no easy answers. C) The answers are written in the wind, not in the stones. D) Other people will try to tell you what to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person should listen to his/her own heart when faced with a decision. 5. A husband whose wife is pregnant is envious of her ability to create life. A set of drawers materializes in the husband's chest. In one moment, the wife asks her husband to carry her lipstick in one of his chest-drawers at a party. A) Fantasy. B) Science fiction. C) Magical realism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical realism. 6. The king of the gods; another name for Zeus A) Juno. B) Arachne. C) Pallas. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jupiter. 7. The AlchemistAt one point the alchemist tells Santiago, "When you possess great treasure within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed." How does this simple lesson save Santiago's life? A) The robbers at the Pyramids do not believe he is digging for treasure. B) Fatima doesn't believe him when he says he will come back. C) The Englishman doesn't believe he learns things by observing. D) The tribal chieftains don't believe the hawks are an omen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The robbers at the Pyramids do not believe he is digging for treasure. 8. The Alchemist"You don't have to understand the desert; all you have to do is contemplate a simple grain of sand, and you will see all the marvels of creation." What point is the alchemist making with this statement? A) He wants Santiago to look to the wind instead of the desert. B) He contends that the desert isn't the place of greatest beauty on earth. C) He is urging simplicity. D) He believes that the desert is too big to be understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is urging simplicity. 9. To struggle in contest with A) Personates. B) Entreaty. C) Contend. D) Pleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contend. 10. What is an unreliable narrator? A) Someone that is trustworthy. B) Someone who gives all sides of a story. C) Someone the reader can't fully believe. D) Someone who always breaks the rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone the reader can't fully believe. 11. Which of the following people is engaging in suspension of disbelief? A) Micah rolls his eyes at the fake-looking explosion in the action movie he's watching. B) Abdul reads a science fiction novel, his mind on a spaceship a million miles from Earth. C) Kendra forgets her English homework regularly and still seems to expect a good grade. D) Latisha does not understand some of the words she is reading, so she stops to look them up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abdul reads a science fiction novel, his mind on a spaceship a million miles from Earth. 12. Which is true of "The Rememberer" A) Annie cannot accept the loss of Ben. B) Annie lets Ben go. C) Ben transforms because he is a threat. D) The reader learns why Ben transforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annie lets Ben go. 13. This takes place in a world in which insomnia has become an epidemic with no cure. Insomnia is treated as a scientific phenomenon:people can donate their sleep in hours, a process that is described clinically; nurses at the sleep banks can literally smell the sleep streaming out of the donors. A) Fantasy. B) Science fiction. C) Magical realism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 14. The AlchemistAlthough the alchemist leaves Santiago to finish his journey alone, he does one more thing to help him live out his Personal Legend. What is it? A) He sends Fatima to him. B) He gives the monk a piece of gold in case he needs it. C) He tricks the robbers into going in the other direction. D) He calls on the moon to light his way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He gives the monk a piece of gold in case he needs it. 15. The wife of Jupiter A) Antigone. B) Pallas. C) Juno. D) Europa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juno. 16. There is always a definite conclusion in Magical Realism. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. Instead of having elaborate adventures, William always suspected his father was really doing what? A) Having an affair. B) Gambling. C) Robbing banks. D) Being a con man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having an affair. 18. The roots of Magical Realism start with Paolo Coelho A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. How do endings in Modern Gothic literature usually conclude? A) Ambiguously. B) With a Cliffhanger. C) Happily. D) Fully Resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguously. 20. ..... refers to the lack of clear opinions about the accuracy of events and the credibility of the world views expressed by the characters in the text. A) Authorial Reticence. B) Total Recall. C) Ambiguous Reverence. D) Unsure Thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authorial Reticence. 21. Which option describes the main purpose of paragraph 31 in the story? A) It helps the reader understand the mayor's power over the village. B) It shows how Alita is motivated by thoughts of her grandfather. C) It describes how the setting makes a dark and scary mood. D) It tells why San Martin has chosen Alita as a Wise One. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It describes how the setting makes a dark and scary mood. 22. A girl whose life is realistic in every way, except that she can taste the feelings of the chef in the foods that she eats. A) Fantasy. B) Science fiction. C) Magical realism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical realism. 23. There are always regular human characters in Magical Realism. True or False? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. Why do the townspeople like Spider Girl more than the old man with wings? A) She eats meatballs. B) She has a human head. C) She is full of human truth and can communicate with them. D) She does tricks on her web. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is full of human truth and can communicate with them. 25. MetamorphosisA large part of Gregor's anxiety with his job centers around A) His boss' constant criticism. B) The bitter competition and envy of his co-workers. C) The pressures of time and train schedules. D) Both C and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both C and D. 26. MetamorphosisThe reason Gregor had continued to work at a job he hated was A) His parents owed Gregor's employer money. B) He was saving his money so he could afford to move out of his family's house. C) He needed to put money away to pay a dowry to marry the woman he loved. D) He wished to buy his own clothing store and be independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His parents owed Gregor's employer money. 27. In what way is the character of the mayor dynamic? A) He begins the story by being very humble and respectful of his people, but later starts to take advantage of them. B) He begins the story by being a lair and greedy politician, and he ends the story having learned his lesson about taking advantage of the land and its people. C) He begins the story by not believing in San Martin and his powers, but he ends the story by becoming a true believer in San Martin. D) He begins the story by being someone who cares deeply about the environment and the land, but he ends the story by not caring about the land and destroying it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He begins the story by being a lair and greedy politician, and he ends the story having learned his lesson about taking advantage of the land and its people. 28. What does the third task require? A) A small amount of baby's blood. B) A magic knife. C) A sacrifice. D) A magic chalk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small amount of baby's blood. 29. Which story was written first? A) "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo". B) "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". C) "The Nose". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Nose". 30. When authors deliberately leave the magic in their stories unexplained in order to normalize it as much as possible and reinforce it as everyday life, that is an example of what? A) Realistic Setting. B) Critique. C) Unique Plot Structure. D) Limited Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limited Information. 31. How do the children who first see the drowned man react to him? A) They think he might be an enemy ship. B) They think he might be a whale. C) They play with him. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. The man in The Book of Sand is a ..... A) Retired librarian. B) Collector of books. C) Sort of hermit. D) All of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of These. 33. What is the "magical" element in this clip? A) The baseball. B) The kids. C) The dog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog. 34. The boy was safe from the Hunger Birds in the A) Garden shed. B) Fairy ring. C) The vegetable garden. D) Hempstock barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairy ring. 35. In "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", all of the following are magical elements except A) Father Gonzaga. B) The miracles. C) The old man with wings. D) Spider girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father Gonzaga. 36. Out of the two stories, which one is more emotionally written and emotionally themed? A) A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. B) The Book of Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. 37. The conflicts of realism stories are often ..... A) Complex webs of action, suspense, and revenge. B) Strange and metaphysical situations. C) Normal issues faced by normal people. D) Highly-specific problems of the rich and powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Normal issues faced by normal people. 38. What is the name of the eerie town Edward finds traveling through the woods? A) Majestic. B) Spectre. C) Perfection. D) Nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spectre. 39. Science fiction and fantasy ..... A) Create a world where fantastic things are real. B) Challenge the way we see our own reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create a world where fantastic things are real. 40. What world does Magical Realism take place in? A) Our world. B) A fantastical work e.g. Star Wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our world. 41. Identify the point of view of the sentence from a magical realism story.He wanders through the underground market looking for the most precious thing in the world, eventually finding a flying carpet. A) First-person point of view. B) Second-person point of view. C) Third-person point of view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-person point of view. 42. Who is a well known magical realist author that we saw today? A) William Shakespeare. B) Oscar Wilde. C) J.K. Rowling. D) Salman Rushdie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salman Rushdie. 43. What does the angel do for Pelayo and Elisenda? A) He performs miracles. B) He scares off the crabs. C) He cures their son. D) He makes them rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He makes them rich. 44. Magical Realism can best be described as A) An artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even normal setting. B) An artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise fantastical setting. C) An artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a normal setting. D) An artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a fantastical setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even normal setting. 45. Where is the narrator of "Ocean" leaving in the Prologue? A) A Funeral. B) His House. C) Work. D) His Dad's House. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Funeral. 46. The Alchemist"Every search begins with beginner's luck and every search ends with ..... " Finish the alchemist's explanation. A) Finding the treasure that had been sought. B) Lowered expectations. C) Disappointment. D) The victor's being severely tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The victor's being severely tested. 47. In Gothic novels, the conflict is often ..... A) Person vs. technology. B) Person vs. society. C) Person vs. supernatural. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. supernatural. 48. Existentialists believe that one is solely responsible for what one becomes A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 49. Magical realism..... A) Creates a world where fantastic things are real. B) Challenges the way we see our own reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Challenges the way we see our own reality. 50. Fairytales, Legends and Folklore are examples of Magical Realism. True or False? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. The Chronicles of Narnia is an example of MR A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Magic realism happens when A) Your dog answers you in Latin. B) Wings sprouts on your back. C) Your best buddy turns into a bug. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 53. Pretends to be someone else A) Pleading. B) Entreaty. C) Contends. D) Personates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personates. 54. In Pan's Labyrinth, who is Capitan Vidal? A) Fascist leader. B) Leader of the rebels. C) A Mythical Creature. D) Ofelia's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascist leader. 55. What happens to the brother and sister at the end of the story "House Taken Over?" A) They leave the house and throw away the key. B) They fight the spirit that is taking over the house. C) They both die in defeat. D) They live happily in the home with the spirits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They leave the house and throw away the key. 56. Which language would you most likely see in a Gothic work? A) I couldn't tell at first what I was gaping at:a big old house that looked as if it was about to fall over. The place was such a wreck, it was comical. I nearly fell over laughing while I looked at it. B) I knew not at first on what my gaze was fixed:a mansion of such dismal darkness and dilapidated sadness that I nearly fell into a swoon of severe weeping upon espying it. C) I had technical difficulties with my visual interface. My sensors seemed to be perceiving a large, off-market asset that was clearly suffering from being outdated and hopelessly primitive. D) Every tiny noise was shear agony to my splitting headache as I burrowed my head deeper into the pillows to get away from the noise and light. The aura of a migraine descended upon me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I knew not at first on what my gaze was fixed:a mansion of such dismal darkness and dilapidated sadness that I nearly fell into a swoon of severe weeping upon espying it. 57. What is the setting for "A Very Old Man ..... "? A) Medillin, Columbia (a city). B) Buenos Aires, Argentina (a city). C) An unnamed village in the mountains. D) An unnamed village on the coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An unnamed village on the coast. 58. Magical realism means that A) A story takes a place in the real world but contains elements of magic. B) A story takes a place in a magical world but contains real people. C) A story that happens in the wonderland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A story takes a place in the real world but contains elements of magic. 59. Having survived cancer as a child, the millionaire was always ..... to cancer-related charities. A) Grievously. B) Magnanimous. C) Contemplation. D) Indolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnanimous. 60. In "The Metamorphosis, " how does Gregor's transformation affect him physically? A) He is quicker and more nimble than before. B) He has a more pleasant voice than he did before. C) He struggles to move and speak normally. D) He is much stronger than he was before. 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