This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 28 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of the antagonist in a literary work? A) To create conflict and opposition for the protagonist. B) To support and help the protagonist. C) To provide comic relief in the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create conflict and opposition for the protagonist. 2. What is an informational text that informs the reader about a particular topic? A) Fables. B) Historical Fiction. C) Drama. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonfiction. 3. What literary genre includes a Main Character, Problem, and Solution in its elements? A) Non-Fiction. B) Fiction. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 4. NAME THAT GENRE!Tink was not all bad:or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good. Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change. A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Fantasy fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy fiction. 5. At that moment Gandalf lifted his staff, and crying aloud he smote the bridge before him. The staff broke asunder and fell from his hand. A blinding sheet of white flame sprang up. The bridge cracked. Right at the Balrog's feet it broke, and the stone upon which it stood crashed into the gulf, while the rest remained, poised, quivering like a tongue of rock thrust out into emptiness. With a terrible cry the Balrog fell forward, and its shadow plunged down and vanished. But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard's knees, dragging him to the brink. He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. 'Fly, you fools! ' he cried, and was gone. A) Fantasy. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 6. What type of literary genre is Diary of a Wimpy Kid based on? A) Graphic Novels. B) Digi-Fiction. C) Science Fiction. D) Doodle Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doodle Fiction. 7. Imagine you're a detective in the world of books! Can you tell which literary genre spins tales that could actually happen in our world, with characters just like us? A) Fantasy. B) Biography. C) Historical Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 8. A book written about Justin Timberlake would be what type of literary genre? A) Fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Informational text. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 9. Your interest is more on expressing your story through colorful images. Which literary genre should you use? A) Flash fiction. B) Chiclit. C) Scifi. D) Graphic novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphic novel. 10. Autobiography is a story about the author's own life stories. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. Let's play a game of 'Who's the Biggest?'! Can you tell me which decimal number is the biggest? A) 0.430. B) 0.345. C) 0.534. D) 0.403. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.534. 12. Digital poetry that uses links and hypertext mark-up A) Hyper poetry. B) Blog. C) DOODLE. D) DIGIFICTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyper poetry. 13. What do we discover through a biblical character study? A) How to get to heaven. B) The way of love. C) The rules we are supposed to follow. D) The traits that develop a person's character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The traits that develop a person's character. 14. A ..... is the story of a person's life written by another person. A) Novel. B) Biography. C) History. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 15. There are ..... major genres. A) 3. B) 5. C) 6. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 16. Also known as literary non-fiction or narrative non-fiction A) Mobile text tula. B) Creative Non-fiction. C) Short story. D) Doodle Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creative Non-fiction. 17. A biography is an example of A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 18. What literary genre does the "24 Oras News Alert" program fall under? A) News Flash. B) News. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) News Flash. 19. Define literary genre. A) A category of literature. B) A category. C) Everything we read. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A category of literature. 20. What type of writing is "Rosa Parks:My Life" by Rosa Parks? A) Historical fiction. B) Narrative. C) Autobiography. D) Expository writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 21. An owner's manual explaining how to change a tire is what type of text? A) Science fiction. B) Procedural. C) Mystery. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Procedural. 22. How many syllables are there in each stanza of a texttula? A) Four. B) Six. C) Seven. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven. 23. Stories which share a useful truth; often include animals that speak as humans;legendary, supernatural stories A) Fantasy. B) Historical Fiction. C) Horror. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fable. 24. Story about effects of science on society A) Mystery. B) Play. C) Legend. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science fiction. 25. The ..... is the text that has everything needed to perform a drama, including dialogue and instructions for the stage. A) Script. B) Monologue. C) Plot. D) Stage directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Script. 26. A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message. A) Fantasy. B) Poetry. C) Mystery. D) Traditional Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 27. What is a diagram? A) A chart; can be a pie or bar graph. B) The way a text is distributed in chapters. C) A simple drawing that shows the parts of something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A simple drawing that shows the parts of something. 28. Mashable by Pete Cashmore, where feature stories around the world are posted and updated, is an example of this literary genre. A) Blog. B) Hyper Poetry. C) Flash Fiction. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blog. 29. Definition:Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting, such as WWII or the Vietnam War. A) Historical Fiction. B) Western. C) Non-fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical Fiction. 30. This comedy is known as low comedy and includes exaggeration A) Comedy of errors. B) Chronicle play. C) Farce. D) Sentimental comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farce. 31. The literary genre that represents a conflict through the interaction of the characters is the A) Essayistic. B) Dramatic. C) Lyrical. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic. 32. Which of the following genre addresses issues of modern womanhood. A) Blogs. B) Text tula. C) Chick-Lit. D) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chick-Lit. 33. This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. A) Caption. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caption. 34. Comedy is a type of ..... A) Drama. B) Non-Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama. 35. Comedy and tragedy are examples of ..... A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Genre. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drama. 36. An expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words (e.g., have the upper hand or under the weather). Idioms are particular to a given language and usually cannot be translated literally. A) Summary. B) Theme. C) Event. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 37. Uses language to communicate feelings and ideas to the reader, often features literary devices such and rhythm and rhyme A) Myth. B) Poem. C) Play. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poem. 38. Crackback, a book about a high school football team, belongs to which genre? A) Science fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Poetry. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic fiction. 39. Identify the genre:Informational sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, or trusted sites on the Internet. A) Biography. B) Informational. C) Reference. D) Periodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reference. 40. What is a characteristic of fiction text? A) Informational writing. B) Uses text features. C) Story like writing. D) Text that can be read in any order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Story like writing. 41. What genre does this passage belong:"As the ship entered Mars' orbit, the captain announced to the navigating crew that it was time to wake the passengers from their cryogenic sleep pods." A) Science fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science fiction. 42. This is a work of fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the readers. A) Humor. B) Horror. C) Realistic fiction. D) Tall tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horror. 43. Essays can be in the form of narrative. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. This is a lyric poem of 14 iambic pentameter lines usually about love and beautiful themes. A) Idyll. B) Elegy. C) Ode. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sonnet. 45. It contains short stories that are often humorous. A) Graphic novels. B) Comic book. C) Poem. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comic book. 46. A written account of an individual's life written by that individual himself A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Fiction. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 47. 1st person narrative, personal details, memoir & testimony, feelings, reactions, key incidents A) Diary. B) Non-fiction. C) Biography. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autobiography. 48. This is a narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans. A) Fantasy. B) Fable. C) Folklore. D) Fairytales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fable. 49. Autobiography is a life story written by someone else. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 50. Fiction writing is about ..... A) Reality and facts. B) Imagination and made up stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagination and made up stories. 51. What is the purpose of the plot in both fiction and creative nonfiction? A) To organize the author's memories. B) To establish the setting of the story. C) To introduce the main characters. D) To create conflict and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To organize the author's memories. 52. Which genre of literature involves stories passed down through generations? A) Fiction. B) Mythology. C) Biography. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folklore. 53. What kind of story contains modern fantasy or technology? A) Adventure. B) Folktale. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science Fiction. 54. Imagine you're a detective, and you're trying to solve a mystery. Which genre would you dive into if you wanted to uncover the secrets of a person's life, their triumphs and trials? A) Biography. B) Science Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 55. Can you guess the genre that takes us to enchanting realms, filled with magical beings and extraordinary powers? A) Fantasy. B) Adventure. C) Science Fiction. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 56. An exciting book with mystery and suspense A) Historical fiction. B) Thriller. C) Science fiction. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thriller. 57. It is all the comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan A) Doodle Fiction. B) Manhwa. C) Chick Lit. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manga. 58. Which genre refers to communication that reaches many people? A) Poetry. B) Fiction. C) Nonfiction. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Media. 59. Which story below is considered a historical fiction? A) The Canterbury Tales, three travelers meet in 1241 France and begin to tell the intersecting stories of three children on a quest with their holy greyhound. B) FREE LUNCH BY REX OGLEWhen Rex Ogle was in 6th grade, he and his brother were on his school's free lunch program. C) NEVER CAUGHT:THE STORY OF ONA JUDGE Ona Judge, the Washingtons' favored slave who escaped. D) TOOTH AND CLAW:THE DINOSAUR WARS retells the war of information between two scientists, to find more fossils in the Wild West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Canterbury Tales, three travelers meet in 1241 France and begin to tell the intersecting stories of three children on a quest with their holy greyhound. 60. What is a world view? A) The overall perspective from which one sees the world. B) The perfect way to understand the world. C) The way satellites take picture of earth. D) The way astronauts in orbit see out the windows. 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