This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A true story about a person's life, written by another person. 3rd-person point-of-view (Una historia real sobre la vida de una persona, escrita por otra persona. Punto de vista en tercera persona) A) Autobiography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 2. Hubris is type of A) Adventures. B) Hamartia. C) Tragic hero. D) Tragic flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragic flaw. 3. Short essay that details with a single subject or event A) Personal Narrative. B) Biography. C) Memoir. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Narrative. 4. A story about a real person's life that is written by that same person. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Informational. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 5. It is a characteristic of a literary genre (often unrealistic) that is understood and accepted by audiences because it has come, through usage and time, to be recognized as a familiar technique. A) Form. B) Genre. C) Element. D) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convention. 6. It is also known as "*Japanese word for comics" . A) Illustrated Novel. B) Manga. C) Digi-Fiction. D) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manga. 7. The Harry Potter series, Twilight series, and Lord of the Rings series are all part of what genre A) Fantasy. B) Poetry. C) Realistic fiction. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 8. Books that contain true facts about a variety of subjects A) Informational. B) Biography. C) Poetry. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational. 9. A traditional story with a moral that has been handed down by people of a region from one generation to the next is called a ..... A) Realistic Fiction. B) Folktale. C) Fable. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folktale. 10. A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. A) Science Fiction. B) Mystery. C) Poetry. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 11. Imagine you're a time traveler, hopping through different eras. You come across stories that have been shared from one generation to the next, often teaching a valuable lesson. Can you guess which genre these stories belong to? A) Mythology. B) Biography. C) Fantasy. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mythology. 12. A genre that has a unique look on the page, contains imagery, sound effects, rhythm, and rhyme is known as A) Legend. B) Poetry. C) Science fiction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 13. Language used is figurative and rhythmical. A) Prose. B) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 14. A work of non-fiction usually based on one's own personal knowledge or experience A) Essay. B) Short story. C) Biography. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essay. 15. If I were to write a story about MYSELF, what genre would it be? A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Fairytale. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 16. Stories that seem like they could be true and are set in modern times A) Mystery. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic fiction. 17. What is the basic and common plot structure of a story that follows a beginning, middle, and end? A) Climactic. B) Linear. C) Episodic plot. D) Embedded plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linear. 18. Can books or short stories fit into more than one genre? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. What are the two genres of literature? A) Fiction and nonfiction. B) Fiction and essays. C) Nonfiction and myths. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction and nonfiction. 20. A story. Some are fiction or made up, and others describe events that really occurred. A) Biography. B) Science fiction. C) Narrative. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative. 21. ..... an educational tool for kids mostly and it has a standard A) Saga. B) Fable. C) Fairy tale. D) A mini-saga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mini-saga. 22. Which genre often tells a story and includes characters, plot, and setting? A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 23. These books have magic in them and even in the future with technology cannot ever happen. (Think walking through walls of a train station). A) Fantasy Fiction. B) Fantasy Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy Fiction. 24. A very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, is an example of what? A) Hyperbole. B) Bias. C) Antithesis. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 25. The story of a real person's life written by another person. A) Autobiography. B) Persuasive Text. C) Biography. D) Informational Text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 26. In ....., humans do impossible tasks such as blowing out the moonlight. A) Poetry. B) Horror stories. C) Adventures. D) Tall tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall tales. 27. Story about make-believe beings and events A) Folktale. B) Fable. C) Fairytale. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myths. 28. Transcendentalism is a ..... A) Literary movement. B) Social reform movement. C) Philosophical movement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 29. What is the main characteristic of historical fiction? A) Is a suspenseful story about puzzling events such as a crime. B) Takes place in a particular time in the past with made-up characters. C) Deals with science and technology in the future. D) Includes elements that are impossible, such as magic or talking animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes place in a particular time in the past with made-up characters. 30. The alien ship hovered above the landing pad. The ground crew waited expectantly, hoping the ship would touch down without incident. Sure, they had a lot of shuttle traffic at the spaceport every day, but this would be the first time a ship from another planet would touch down. A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 31. Which genre is a story from ancient times that explains certain aspects of life and nature? A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 32. A 21st century literature with futuristic setting and involves supernatural elements. A) Blog. B) Chick lit. C) Speculative fiction. D) Hyper-poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speculative fiction. 33. A fictional story that is usually more than one hundred pages long. A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Novel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novel. 34. Which genre usually has a complex plot and multiple themes? A) Novel. B) Short Story. C) Drama. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Novel. 35. Defined as movies and novels in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set. (Defined as films and novels in which a story is invented, but which takes place in the past and sometimes borrows real characteristics from the time period in which it is set.) A) Realistic fiction. B) Nonfiction (no fiction). C) Biography. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical fiction. 36. Stories once passed down orally A) Folktale. B) Drama. C) Poetry. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folktale. 37. A fiction story set in the past with events that teach readers what life was like at that time in history is ..... A) Historical fiction. B) Biography. C) Realistic fiction. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical fiction. 38. ..... is a story that is not real, usually in an imaginary world. A) Mystery. B) Fantasy. C) Dragons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 39. The intention of dramatists is to make their audience laugh. A) Comedy. B) Realistic. C) Tragedy. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 40. It does not pay attention to rhyme or rhythm. A) Poetry. B) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prose. 41. What type of writing is an article about World War II? A) Autobiography. B) Fiction. C) Expository. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository. 42. BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY BELONG TO THE GENRE OF NON FICTION A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 43. A book about Justin Bieber's life that is written by Justin Bieber is an example of what literary genre? A) Autobiography. B) Historical fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 44. First published as a teleplay in 1954, how does this text reveal the traditions or culture of its writer's time? A) The jurors share stories of their love interests. B) The jurors are sequestered. C) The jury is comprised of only men. D) There are twelve jurors instead of ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The jury is comprised of only men. 45. The supply ship was scheduled to arrive within the hour, and it would be just in time. The Mars colony was successful, but the farmers had still not mastered the art of teasing crops from the iron-rich, red soil. Most of the settlers relied on the dried food brought by the supply ship. It had been so long that most families had been subsisting on rice and the few skinny ears of corn they had managed to grow. A) Fantasy. B) Realistic fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. 46. Text the uses rhythm and will sometimes rhyme. A) Fiction. B) Literary nonfiction. C) Poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 47. A genre of fiction that is set in the past and involves real people, places, or significant events from history. A) Science fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Realistic fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical fiction. 48. Fictional story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. A) Realistic fiction. B) Short story. C) Mystery. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short story. 49. Pranking Mommy Pinty:Alex's Vlog A) Riddles. B) Proverbs. C) Blog. D) Vlog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vlog. 50. Written with a careful balance of research and creativity, they transport readers to another time and place-which can be real, imagined, or a combination of both. A) Literary Fiction. B) Realism Literature. C) Magicl Realism. D) Historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical. 51. Everyman is an example of ..... and it aims to give morals A) Miracle. B) Morality. C) Farce. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morality. 52. A category of literature is called a ..... A) Genre. B) Order. C) Collection. D) Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 53. Lance tells the true story of his own adventure into outer space. Legstrong was once an underachiever with a troubled past, until one day a teacher influences him positively. Lance describes how he worked hard from that point on until getting accepted into an experimental NASA space program and going to the moon. Lance shares with readers the many life lessons he has learned in this exciting text. A) Myth. B) Science Fiction. C) Autobiography. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 54. This genre uses kinesthesia, a literary device that describes the action or movement of a person or an object. A) Metafiction. B) Electronic literature. C) Kinetic. D) Interactive fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kinetic. 55. Which of the following works is NOT a Fantasy story? A) Beauty and the beast. B) Pinocchio. C) Treasure island. D) Peter Pan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treasure island. 56. The genre that contains written works in which special attention is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm is A) Humor. B) Dystopian. C) Poetry. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 57. It is a genre that uses handwritten drawings with texts. A) Digi fiction. B) Doodle fiction. C) Graphic novel. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doodle fiction. 58. This book is about person but the author is different. A) Memoir. B) Biography. C) Autobiography. D) Personal Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 59. Which genre uses figurative language and poetic devices such as similes and metaphors? A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 60. ..... includes writing that is real and factual, or that actually happened. A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesLiterary Genres Quiz 1Literary Genres Quiz 2Literary Genres Quiz 3Literary Genres Quiz 4Literary Genres Quiz 5Literary Genres Quiz 6Literary Genres Quiz 7Literary Genres Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books