This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. GENRES OF FICTION ARE FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL FICTION A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 2. This book retells the epic stories of the gods, goddesses, and heroes in Ancient Greece. All of the classic stories are in this text:the adventures of Perseus, the battles of Heracles, Odysseus and the Trojan wars, and the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts. A) Fantasy. B) Myth. C) Biography. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth. 3. Identify the genre:A daily or weekly publication of current events in an area. A) Reference. B) Periodical. C) Speech. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periodical. 4. Rhyme scheme is the rhythmic structure of the poem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. A type of fiction which evokes fear or dread A) Historical fiction. B) Fables. C) Mystery. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horror. 6. A fictional story that takes place during a particular time period in history. A) Action and Adventure. B) Biography. C) Mystery. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical Fiction. 7. Identify the genre:Stories that are composed in verse or prose for a play or performance in a theater. A) Drama. B) Realistic fiction. C) Folklore or folk tale. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama. 8. It's a composition that uses words to evoke emotions in an imaginative way. It's also called 'verse'. A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Fairy tale. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 9. A book about a person's life A) Fantasy. B) Biography. C) Autobiography. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 10. What does SIA stand for? A) Sybolism, Insight, Age. B) Chandelier. C) Symbolism, Irony, Angel. D) Symbolism, Irony, Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism, Irony, Allegory. 11. These are speculative stories with imaginary characters in imaginary settings; can be inspired by mythology or folklore and generally include magical elements. A) Dystopian. B) Horror. C) Fantasy. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 12. It is a literary genre based on facts A) Poetry. B) Fiction. C) Non-Fiction. D) Creative Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Fiction. 13. Let's play a game! Can you tell which is bigger:0.576 or 0.657? A) 0.576 is bigger. B) 0.657 is bigger. C) They are equal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.657 is bigger. 14. Having ample symbolism, metaphor, and allegory is a characteristic of ..... A) Fiction. B) Non-Fiction. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 15. A newspaper article is a type of ..... A) Non-Fiction. B) Drama. C) Fiction. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Fiction. 16. Which is the new up & coming genre? A) Graphic novels. B) Graphic fairy tales. C) Graphic folklore. D) Graphic essays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphic novels. 17. Philippine Seas by Atom Araullo A) Trailer. B) Lyric Poetry. C) Movie Clip. D) Documentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Documentary. 18. First told long ago, passed down from generations, simple plot, tells about everyday problems and may include fantasy A) Fantasy. B) Fable. C) People talk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People talk. 19. What are traditional stories handed down from earlier times, and accepted as historical? A) Biography. B) Drama. C) Myths. D) Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legends. 20. It is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction. A) Flash Fiction. B) Doodle Fiction. C) Digi Fiction. D) Speculative Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speculative Fiction. 21. It is a regularly updated journal on the internet. A) The text. B) Blogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blogs. 22. This genre's novels depict the world truthfully, plus add magical elements. They aren't viewed as odd or unique; they're considered normal in the world in which the story takes place. The genre was born out of the realist art movement and is closely associated with Latin American authors. A) Speculative Fiction. B) Magical Realism. C) Fantasy. D) Realist Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magical Realism. 23. It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan. A) Graphic Novel. B) Manga. C) Doodle. D) Chick Lit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manga. 24. Can be read in one session A) Myth. B) Science fiction. C) Textbook. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short story. 25. Fiction text comes from an authors imagination. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What encyclopedia would the topic "snakes" be in? A) S. B) P-Q-R. C) A. D) Z. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. 27. Pick the POV:the narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in a story. A) Third Person Objective. B) First Person. C) Third Person Omniscient. D) Third Person Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person Omniscient. 28. What is the Fiction Category? A) Non-fiction stories. B) Imaginative or made-up stories. C) Scientific research. D) Historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginative or made-up stories. 29. Which "genre" tells its story through comics:panels featuring both pictures and words? A) Graphic novels. B) Fantasy. C) Science fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphic novels. 30. ..... has a happy ending. A) Comedy. B) Tall tale. C) Tragedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 31. What is expressed in the Lyrical genre A) Feelings and emotions. B) A written history. C) The acting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feelings and emotions. 32. A story that is meant to be performed for an audience by that person A) Memoir. B) Fantasy. C) Drama/Play. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drama/Play. 33. Tomorrow, we are writing a final exam from the Czech language. The teacher told us to bring a ..... to find synonyms so we don't use the same expressions. A) Grammar book. B) Encyclopaedia. C) Textbook. D) Dictionary. E) Thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Thesaurus. 34. A memoir is a true story about a time or period of one's life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Stories that could actually happen but didn't. A) Realistic fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Biography. D) Fantasy fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic fiction. 36. Storis that have been passed down freom one group of people to another throughout history are ..... A) Science fiction. B) Biography. C) Traditional literature. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traditional literature. 37. A short but memorable saying that holds some important fact that is considered true by many people (e.g., Don't judge a book by its cover) A) Adage. B) Idiom. C) Theme. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adage. 38. Which genre of literature is based on historical events? A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Romance. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical fiction. 39. What would be the best resource to use if you wanted to know more about computers? A) Encyclopedia. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encyclopedia. 40. Informational writing is ..... A) The type of writing that teaches you about a certain topic. B) They type of writing written in verses to create thoughts and feelings in the reader. C) The type of writing that has made up characters but could really happen. D) The type of writing that has a puzzling even that is not solved until the end of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The type of writing that teaches you about a certain topic. 41. Also known as "Triple Media Literature", reading while using a phone A) Comics. B) Poems. C) Blog. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digi-Fiction. 42. A short story that usually has animals as characters and teaches a moral or lesson about what is important in life is called a ..... A) People talk. B) Fairy tale. C) Tall tale. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fable. 43. It is also known as Literary Non-fiction or Narrative Fiction. A) Creative Non-Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Digi-Fiction. D) Doodle Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creative Non-Fiction. 44. A non-fiction book about famous person's life is called ..... A) Biography. B) Fantasy. C) Informational. D) Traditional literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 45. The person who wrote the first detective mystery was A) William Shakespeare. B) Agatha Christie. C) Jack London. D) Edgar Allan Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edgar Allan Poe. 46. What is the index for? A) Tells you on what pages you can find important information or keywords. B) It is the way the book is divided in chapters. C) It is a "mini dictionary" of important words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tells you on what pages you can find important information or keywords. 47. Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person told by another person. A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Mythology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 48. This cookbook is written by Ashley Craft, a famous chef. Therefore, what genre is it? A) Fantasy. B) Historical Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Informational text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Informational text. 49. Can the author appear as a character in their own work of creative nonfiction? A) Only if the author is writing in first-person perspective. B) It depends on the genre of the creative nonfiction. C) Yes, the author can appear as a character. D) No, the author should remain separate from the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, the author can appear as a character. 50. A biography of a person written by that person. 1st-person point-of-view. (A biography of a person written by that person. 1st person point of view.) A) Autobiography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Myth (mito). D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 51. Which genre is written in the style of text messages using abbreviations and emojis? A) Manga. B) Flash Fiction. C) Text-Talk Novels. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text-Talk Novels. 52. Which genre is composed of poetic two-liners with rhyme? A) Proverb. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proverb. 53. A book written about Michael Jordan's life where Michael Jordan is NOT the author is considered a/an ..... A) Auto-Biography. B) Biography. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 54. ..... is written in stanzas A) Poetry. B) Nonfiction. C) A play. D) Realistic ficton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 55. How many Subgenres does Drama have? A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 56. "Breadwinner" is a not true story set in the past. It has events that happened in the past, but the story is not true. It is this type of book. A) Realistic Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 57. This literary genre centers around love stories between two people. They're lighthearted, optimistic, and have an emotionally satisfying ending. A) Romance. B) Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romance. 58. When you read these stories or books you should ask yourself, who is fighting the government and why? A) Science Fiction. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Mysteries. D) Fantasy Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science Fiction. 59. Verse with imagery that creates emotional responses; varies from rules of prose A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 60. A story that uses literary techniques to create accurate narratives like travel and nature stories in Robert Macfarlane's The Wild Places is an example of this literary genre. A) Doodle Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Creative Nonfiction. D) Digi-Fiction. 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