This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Prose > Non Fictional Prose – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Fictional Prose Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Something seen that stands for something unseen. A) Character. B) I like turtles. C) Symbol. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 2. Recurring symbols in a story A) Imagery. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 3. Poetry/ Drama/Prose Where would you find the cast of characters? A) Poetry. B) Prose. C) Drama. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drama. 4. How can you prove that the following fact is true? Mrs. Gray's address is 29 Wilson Road A) Hire a private investigator to follow Mrs. Smith. B) Ask someone if she lives there. C) Visit Mrs. Smith at 29 Wilson Road. D) Telephone her at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visit Mrs. Smith at 29 Wilson Road. 5. Drama has a script while prose has ..... ? A) Rhyme scheme. B) Dialogue. C) Props. D) Rhyming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 6. Comparing two things using like or as Ex. "You're like a kid Lennie." A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. An often universal truth (message) about humanity (life) found in literature. (A.k.a ..... The life lesson of the story) A) Theme. B) Mood. C) Foreshadowing. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 8. The cupcake was as dry as the Sahara Desert. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Sunshine. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. A line with one syllable describes as ..... A) Monosyllabic. B) Trisyllabic. C) Octasyllabic. D) Disyllablic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monosyllabic. 10. What is the genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives? A) Fiction. B) Creative Nonfiction. C) Prose. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creative Nonfiction. 11. What the character say to one another; written in qotation marks. A) Genre. B) Dialogue. C) Point of view. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 12. An author's Purpose for writing a passage will fall into which categories ..... A) Create, Articulate, Keep, or Educate (C.A.K.E.). B) Persuade, Inform, or Entertain (P.I.E.). C) Separate, Open, Dissect, or Articulate (S.O.D.A.). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade, Inform, or Entertain (P.I.E.). 13. Which of the following best describes the length of an essay? A) Consists of at least three paragraphs. B) Never has more than four paragraphs. C) Always has five paragraphs. D) Always has the same length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consists of at least three paragraphs. 14. Grumpy Cat:The Teen Years might be a great title for a A) Memoir. B) Autobiography. C) Personal narrative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memoir. 15. Events of a story A) Diagram. B) Drama. C) Prose. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 16. An imagery that involves the sense of hearing A) Tactile. B) Kinesthetic. C) Auditory. D) Gustatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auditory. 17. Another name for thesis is: A) Main Point. B) Argument. C) Claim. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 18. A type of literature or art that shares a certain style. A) Genre. B) Plot. C) Nonfiction. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 19. Which of the following best describes an essay? A) . a free flow of ideas in no specific order. B) Your thoughts with organization and pre-planning. C) An expression of emotions. D) Writing without specific structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your thoughts with organization and pre-planning. 20. A story someone writes about another person's life. A) Biography. B) Nonficiton. C) Fiction. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 21. Poseidon is the god of the sea and waters, as well as of horses and earthquakes . What type of literature is this? A) Epic. B) Legend. C) Folk tales. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 22. Time and place the story takes placeEx. Salinas River, 1930s; "A few miles south of Soledad." A) Imagery. B) Setting. C) Exposition. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 23. Who is the narrator of an autobiography? A) A relative. B) Another author. C) The author. D) Unknown admirer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author. 24. An imagery that involves the sense of taste A) Visual. B) Gustatory. C) Auditory. D) Tactile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gustatory. 25. I stood in awe of the billowing grasses dancing and frolicking before me. Is language used to ..... A) Create an image in the mind of the reader. B) Develop character. C) Trick the reader. D) Show plot development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create an image in the mind of the reader. 26. An ..... is the story of a person's life, as written by that person. The writer uses the words I and me to refer to himself or herself.They can be about famous people or ordinary people who have interesting stories to tell. A) Biography. B) News article. C) Autobiography. D) Diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 27. Biographical Fiction is: A) Stories about nature. B) True facts about a real person. C) About a real person, but events are made up. D) Information on how to assemble equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About a real person, but events are made up. 28. Explains something based on facts A) Persuasive. B) Expository. C) Narrative. D) Desciptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expository. 29. A biography is written in the ..... person because they are not written about the author's life. A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third. 30. It is a literary work that is either written down or preserved though oral tradition, but is meant to be recited. A) Prose poetry. B) Non-fictional prose. C) Fictional prose. D) Heroic prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heroic prose. 31. The third part of the paragraph in writing reflective essay is body. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. It is a story of a person's life written by that person. A) Autobiography. B) Blog. C) Biography. D) Testimonio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 33. The solution to the conflict. A) Prose. B) Plot. C) Conflict. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 34. This is an exaggerated comedy? A) Farce. B) Tragedy. C) Comedy. D) Social poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farce. 35. A story that is true or has true facts and information. A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Biography. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 36. Why is epic poetry a sub-genre of poetry? A) Epic poetry shares all the broad characteristics of poetry but then has specific traits as well. B) Epic poetry does not share the characteristics of other poetry. C) Epic poetry is not a sub-genre of poetry. D) Epic poetry is shorter than most poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic poetry shares all the broad characteristics of poetry but then has specific traits as well. 37. Which of the following is not true about a descriptive essay? A) A cousin of the narrative essay, it paints a picture with words. B) It strives to communicate a deeper meaning through the picture in words. C) It is to convince the reader to accept the writer's point of view or recommendation. D) The best thing in this essay is to appeal to the reader's emotions, with a result that is highly evocative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is to convince the reader to accept the writer's point of view or recommendation. 38. It is a type of writing wherein the ideas are written in lines; lines are grouped into stanzas. A) Myth. B) Prose. C) Stanza. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 39. It is a true story or a factual narrative or events or information. A) Heroic prose. B) Non-fictional prose. C) Prose poetry. D) Fictional prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-fictional prose. 40. A ..... can be anywhere from a single page to 25 or more pages in length. Typically, a short story focuses on ..... that takes place over a short period of time.Examples of short stories include "The Bracelet" and Sherlock Holmes stories. A) Novella. B) Novel. C) Short story. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short story. 41. Personification, hyperbole, and symbolism are all ..... A) Figurative Language. B) Sound Devices. C) Types of Poems. D) Poetic Structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative Language. 42. What refers to a genre of writing that has strong musical quality in which words are charged with meaning? A) Drama. B) Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 43. Which type of text structure is the following book probably written in?Crocodiles and Alligators:Not the Same Reptile A) Cause and effect. B) Compare and contrast. C) Description. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare and contrast. 44. A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes, or the causes of natural phenomenon. A) Mystery. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 45. ..... is wording that makes explicit comparisons between similar things A) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. B) RHYTHM. C) IMAGERY. D) RHYME. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. 46. Fictional stories that center upon scientific elements. A) Historical Fiction. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science Fiction. 47. A ..... reports on current events at the local, state, national, or international level. They are usually featured in newspapers, magazines, and some Web sites. A) Diary. B) News article. C) True crime story. D) Personal essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News article. 48. This is an extended narrative about heroic exploits often under super natural control. A) Ballad. B) Epic. C) Myth. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 49. When is the bday of Mr. Novales? A) Feb. 18, 1992. B) Feb. 18, 1994. C) Feb. 18, 1995. D) Feb. 18, 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feb. 18, 1995. 50. Can be divided into chapters A) Prose. B) Drama. C) Poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 51. Final sounds of rhyming words are identical A) Identical Rhyme. B) Approximate Rhyme. C) Terminal Rhyme. D) Perfect Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfect Rhyme. 52. These are fictitious narratives, usually about origins. It provides historicalinformation regarding the culture. A) Fable. B) Plays. C) Folktale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 53. Poem that has four lines A) Lercet. B) Quartain. C) Triplet. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quartain. 54. It is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story. A) CHARACTER. B) SETTING. C) PLOT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PLOT. 55. Autobiographies tell the true life story of ..... A) The reader. B) Another person. C) The writer. D) Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The writer. 56. You are to discuss the whole story of your favorite movie with your classmate. What type of essay would deliver it best? A) Persuasive. B) Narrative. C) Expository. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 57. Which type of text structure is the following book probably written in?What Happens When You Liter A) Cause and effect. B) Compare and contrast. C) Problem and solution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause and effect. 58. Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?The cardinal and the cedar waxwing are two common birds. Both have crests on their heads. Both are common at birdfeeders. But the birds have some differences . The male cardinal is a bright red, while the waxwing is brown. The cedar waxwing often migrates from place to place. On the other hand, the cardinal stays in one place year after year. A) Compare and contrast. B) Problem and solution. C) Description. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare and contrast. 59. A biography is an example of non-fiction A) Functional text. B) Literary non fiction. C) Movie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary non fiction. 60. Who is telling or narrating the story. A) Paragraph. B) Sentences. C) Point of view. D) Autobiography. 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