This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which genre blends factual information and storytelling to create engaging narratives? A) Hyper Poetry. B) Chick Lit. C) Illustrated Novel. D) Creative Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creative Non-Fiction. 2. Select the genre for the passage:"Homer was an enthusiastic but mediocre wizard. He could not recall the last time one of his spells or potions was successful, but he persevered." A) Science Fiction. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Historical Fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 3. This genre portrays the life of a given person as seen by the person him/her self. A) Memoir. B) Periodical. C) Auto-biography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auto-biography. 4. A fable can best be described as ..... A) A nonfiction story; Wizards and animals are the main characters. B) A fiction story with a lot of exaggeration. C) A fiction story; An animal is usually the main character; The story usually teaches a lesson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fiction story; An animal is usually the main character; The story usually teaches a lesson. 5. Tell the genre and subgenre ..... a poem about a girl's ideas about friendship. A) Poetry-lyric. B) Poetry-narrative. C) Non-fiction-reference. D) Poetry-dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry-lyric. 6. What purpose for writing is the most common? A) To explain. B) To argue. C) To lie. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain. 7. It is a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity. A) Six-Word Fiction. B) Creative Non-Fiction. C) Flash Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flash Fiction. 8. Literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact. A) Non-fiction. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-fiction. 9. The process by an author reveals the personality of a character A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Imagery. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 10. A type of emerging literary genre in 21st century literature where 50% of the narrative is generally conveyed through illustrations. A) Doodle Fiction. B) Pocketbooks. C) Illustrated Novels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrated Novels. 11. Fiction is ..... A) Writing that is based on true events, people, places, and facts. B) Narrative writing that originates from the author's imagination. C) Writing that is based on biographies. D) Writing that is based on scientific theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative writing that originates from the author's imagination. 12. A type of folk tale that is usually about a hero with imaginative traits; has some facts and some fiction A) Fantasy. B) Tall tale. C) Fable. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 13. This literary genres are told by people to teach lessons and usually has animals as characters. A) Fairy tale. B) People talk. C) Fable. D) Tall tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 14. This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph. A) Captions. B) Bold words. C) Glossary. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold words. 15. Which funny stories have extreme exaggerations? A) Fable. B) Biography. C) Legend. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall Tale. 16. It is imaginative literature ranges from a word to a thousand. A) Tales. B) Short story. C) Graphic fiction. D) Flash fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flash fiction. 17. Which element of creative nonfiction helps readers visualize the story? A) Figurative language. B) Character. C) Descriptive imagery. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Descriptive imagery. 18. What type of writing is a history of chalk? A) Fable. B) Expository. C) Narrative. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expository. 19. Ends in death and sadness:( A) Fiction. B) Tragedy. C) Comedy. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 20. You would like to present a role play on the heroism of female teachers during the pandemic. What genre is most applicable? A) Folk narrative. B) Scifi. C) Epic. D) Chick lit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chick lit. 21. It goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. A) Allusion. B) Descriptive Language. C) Figurative Language. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 22. Identify the genre:Stories with events that make the reader and characters feel dread or fear. A) Science fiction. B) Horror. C) Fantasy. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horror. 23. Any artistic literary work can be considered literature. A) Agree. B) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagree. 24. What would be the best resource to use if you needed to find the location of Washington, D.C.? A) Encyclopedia. B) Television. C) Atlas. D) Thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlas. 25. A verse written to create aresponse of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning. A) Poetry. B) Informational. C) Autobiography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 26. Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past. Stories that take place at a certain time and place in the past. A) Fantasy/ fantasia. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Folktales/popular story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 27. Fill in the blank:Walk in the ....., just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. A) Middle of the street. B) Power of love. C) Way of perfection. D) Way of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Way of love. 28. A humorous story with extreme exaggeration, too far fetched to be true; American folktales A) Fables. B) Fantasy. C) Tall tales. D) Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall tales. 29. A Star Wars book is an example of what literary genre? A) Autobiography. B) Science fiction. C) Fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 30. Twitterature is the 140-character story. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 31. A book that tells a story that has been passed down from one generation to the next. A) Traditional Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Mystery. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional Fiction. 32. A traditional story that has magic, royalty and good versus evil is called a: A) Fairy tale. B) Text feature. C) Biography. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairy tale. 33. Drawings enhance stories in this form where illustrations and handwritten graphics are incorporated. A) Illustrated Novel. B) Manga. C) Doodle Fiction. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doodle Fiction. 34. It is the act when the character is speaking, and he/she addresses him/herself while doing so? A) Dialogue. B) Poetry. C) Genre. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soliloquy. 35. The setting is futuristic and involves supernatural elements. A) Speculative Fiction. B) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speculative Fiction. 36. Royal, Destiny, and Jayden are on an exciting journey in their school library. They discover a magical book that transports them into different genres of literature. Suddenly, they find themselves in a world where authors create puzzles or mysteries. They need to solve these along with the characters to return to their school. Can you guess which genre of literature they are in? A) Fantasy. B) Romance. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystery. 37. What is a story with make-believe elements and characters, such as magic and fairies? A) Historical Fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Nonfiction. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 38. Having rhyme is a characteristic of ..... A) Fiction. B) Non-Fiction. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 39. This is a public address or discourse. A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Biography. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speech. 40. Hyper poetry is an example of electronic literature. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. It refers to a literary genre that is created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. A) Fiction. B) Drama. C) Poem. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 42. The prose uses ordinary language to resemble human's everyday speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Into which two parts can the Book of Isaiah be divided? A) Before and after. B) Promise and future. C) Law and order. D) Judgement and hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judgement and hope. 44. This feature is usually found at the top of a page and explains what the paragraph is about? A) Table of contents. B) Diagram. C) Subheading. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subheading. 45. An exaggerated account of a real or fictional person A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Fantasy. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall Tale. 46. Which genre of literature is a type of fiction that is set in the present or recent past and focuses on believable characters and events? A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Informational. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic Fiction. 47. DIRECTIONS:Read and evaluate the scenario carefully. Name the literature present in each scenario. (1 point each) 1. Sasha is a college student who is fond of eating out with her friends. During weekends she would log on to Tumbler and posts her reviews of restaurants and cafes. Review includes a. money value, b. ambiance and c. food taste. A) POETRY. B) BLOG. C) DRAMA. D) VLOG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BLOG. 48. Identify the genre:Stories that explain natural phenomena. These myths include gods and goddesses interacting with humans. A) Fable. B) Informational. C) Science fiction. D) Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mythology. 49. Stories about a real person's life written by someone else ( biography):Stories about the life of the writer( A) Realistic Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Biography and Autobiography. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography and Autobiography. 50. Fictional writing about long ago A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Poetry. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical fiction. 51. A long narrative poem about a hero's adventures. A) Novel. B) Manga. C) Myth. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic. 52. I know the text is a biography because it- A) Is about a real person's life. B) Has a script with roles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is about a real person's life. 53. A story that has been retold by different authors is A) Drama. B) Non fiction. C) Folklore. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folklore. 54. Graph means ..... A) Life. B) Write. C) Read. D) Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write. 55. A story that is passed on through different families and cultures is a ..... A) Legend. B) Folktale. C) Myth. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folktale. 56. Which genre are stories that are meant be performed? A) Drama. B) Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama. 57. This genre is fiction that takes place in the past. A) Fairy tale. B) Historical fiction. C) Biography. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 58. An I survived book about the Titanic would be a good example of what type of literary genre? A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Historical fiction. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 59. A story about people living World War I A) Science fiction. B) Historical. C) Fantasy. D) Thriller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical. 60. The story of one's life told by another person. A) Autobiography. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Historical Fiction. D) Biography. 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