Literary Genres Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the four movies would best fit a Chick Literature genre if it was turned into a book?
2. Literature that contains true facts
3. Persuasive writing tries to influence the reader
4. Identify the genre:Stories about fairies or other magical creatures. Often begins with the phrase, "Once upon a time ..... ".
5. A brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life.
6. Which genre aims to convey a complete narrative in a brief format with minimal word count?
7. A biography is non-fiction
8. A folk tale is an example of
9. It is a literary genre that does not follow any measurement scheme.
10. What are three things you might find on the cover of a mystery novel?
11. It is an account of a person's life written by someone else.
12. It is a genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light-heartedly.
13. The purpose of non-fiction is to .....
14. Fictional stories in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
15. If you wanted a book that is set in the past, you want to read this genre.
16. AN EXAMPLE OF FANTASY IS THE WIZARD OF OZ
17. This is also known as cyber poetry
18. Which genre focuses on a puzzling crime, situation, or circumstance that needs to be solved?
19. What kind of story feature animals, plants, or inanimate objects that have human qualities, and teach a moral or lesson to the reader?
20. It is a genre where author incorporates doodle writing in place of the traditional font.
21. An epic is a long narrative story and adventures of a hero
22. What is the main similarity between creative nonfiction and poetry?
23. This genre gives the reader the feeling of intense fear and a sense of disgust.
24. ..... is a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm.
25. A question that is not expected to be answered verbally but rather to persuade active thinking and listening, or reinforce a point being made is called what?
26. Star Wars is an example of what genre? Star Wars is an example of what genre?
27. The story of a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater and have many wild adventures, encountering dinosaurs and prehistoric man. They eventually return to surface again in southern Italy.
28. Which literary genre uses suspense and night time to tell it's story?
29. Daniela, Montrael, and Shaniah are reading a book set in the past, filled with real historical events, people, and places. What genre of literature are they reading?
30. A genre of fiction that contains magical elements such as nonexistent worlds, talking animals, and other creatures and objects or people with super powers, like Harry Potter or the Twilight series.
31. Story that teaches a lesson and in which animals speak and act like human beings
32. A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect.
33. A great example of this genre is the work of JRR Tolkien, in which he created the fictional world of Middle Earth, along with several races and languages.
34. Attila the Hun was the scourge of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in the 440s and 450s ..... He invaded and conquered territory in what would now be considered France and Italy, terrorizing the countryside along the way. This text tells the story of Attila's life.
35. Which "genre" consists of famous stories written decades or even centuries ago, but which are still important and read today?
36. Type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm. It often employs rhyme and meter (a set of rules governing the number and arrangement of syllables in each line).
37. A story about characters who lived during the First World War (the characters are not real but they seem real), is a ..... story
38. A type of folk tale that's greatly exaggerated. The characters seem larger-than-life and accomplish the impossible.
39. Another name for flash fiction is .....
40. The Boy Who Dared is a novel that is set during the time of the Holocaust. It is based on a true story, but the author imagined the events in the plot. Which genre is this book?
41. In this genre characters drive the plot through speech and action.
42. Any story that is composed orally and then passed on by word of mouth; literature handed down from one generation to the next; may deal with deroes, magic or adventure
43. A short story, that often includes talking animals and is used to teach a moral lesson.
44. Which genre features characters who try to solve a crime or a puzzle?
45. Has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be.
46. What type of writing is a letter asking a friend to visit?
47. FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION BELONG TO THE MAIN GENRE OF FICTION
48. How many words are usually used in making flash fiction?
49. A type of drama that is written to be entertaining or amusing for the audience.
50. Definition:a long fictional work in prose .....
51. Which genre? " Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney. Being a Kid can really stink and no one knows better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving.
52. Mystery and horror are types of .....
53. What are short folktales that have a moral or lesson, and usually have animal characters?
54. Which genre of literature involves magical or supernatural elements?
55. Which genre is a story or narrative from the past that is believed to have been historical?
56. What is the Non-Fiction Category?
57. A story that contains events that could never happen in real life.
58. Fictional story including scientific parts of the story, like electrical monsters or talking spaceships
59. Section Garrison is tasked to perform a tragedy story. As part of the preparation, Section Garrison went for a month-long practice of precise movements and utmost emotions.
60. Uses "you, your, yours" and is not often used for stories. Usually used for instructions or non-fiction articles.