This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of fantasy A) Number the Stars. B) Harry Potter. C) The Watsons go to Birmingham. D) The Giver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry Potter. 2. A long poem about a hero named Achilles A) Narrative. B) Lyric. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 3. Which genre has few characters? A) Novel. B) Short Story. C) Poem. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Story. 4. Has rhythm, may rhyme, may have stanzas (sections) A) Science fiction. B) Poetry. C) Rhyming words. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 5. A story with fictional characters such as talking animals A) Tall Tale. B) Biography. C) Folktales/Folklore. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 6. Writing that is meant to be acted out on a stage. A) Mystery. B) Drama. C) Fantasy. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drama. 7. What type of writing is a recipe for the best dumpling EVER? A) Expository. B) Fiction. C) Autobiography. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository. 8. It is specifically written for readers from twelve to seventeen years old. A) Mystery or detective fiction. B) Young adult genre. C) Fantasy. D) Multi-genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young adult genre. 9. Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject. A) Nonfiction. B) Fiction. C) Mythology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonfiction. 10. This story teach a lesson like The Lion and the Mouse. A) Horror. B) Mystery. C) Historical fiction. D) A fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fable. 11. Reader's Theatre A) Drama with a happy ending. B) Drama that ends in death and sadness. C) Spoken presentation from literature. D) Written in verse, with a heavy focus on figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spoken presentation from literature. 12. Personal stories about events in real life A) Blog. B) Autobiography. C) Journal. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Journal. 13. It uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. A) Six-Word Fiction. B) Flash Fiction. C) Creative Non-Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creative Non-Fiction. 14. Auto means ..... A) Self. B) Read. C) Write. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self. 15. Which genre is based on current events and is presented to an audience? A) Short Story. B) News. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News. 16. A book about the Titanic with made up characters is this literary genre: A) Poetry. B) Historical fiction. C) Biography. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 17. What genre has the author tell the story of a real person's life? A) Realistic Fiction. B) Legends. C) Biography. D) Fairy Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 18. A nonfiction text, written to share factual information. A) How to books. B) Informational text. C) Fiction. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informational text. 19. Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations.When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer. A series of clues leads her to the muddyriverbanks, where clouds of fireflies dance among the cypress knees and cattails each evening at twilight. The fireflies are beautiful and mysterious, and they take her on a magical journey through time, where Larissa learns secrets about her family's tragic past ..... deadly, curse-ridden secrets that could A) Fantasy. B) Mystery. C) Science Fiction. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 20. A story that has a real setting with a problem to be solved; includes clues, suspense, and a solution. A) Mystery. B) Historical fiction. C) Procedural text. D) Informational text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 21. It is a poem that has made its way into the hearts and souls of thousands of Filipinos especially the millennials. It's a word-based performance art where speakers engage in powerful self-expression by sharing their views on particular topics for a live audience, focusing on sound and presentation. A) Hyperpoetry. B) Mobile Text Tula. C) Spoken Word Poetry. D) Short Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spoken Word Poetry. 22. Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres A) Short Story. B) Legend. C) Humor. D) Fairy Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humor. 23. This is a story based on the impact of actual, imagined, orpotential science, usually set in the future or on other places. A) Science fiction. B) Horror. C) Mystery. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science fiction. 24. What is a story about a puzzling event that doesn't get solved until the end? A) Mystery. B) Folktales. C) Poetry. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 25. These stories try to explain something that is unexplainable for the time. A good example of this type of story is Paul Bunyan A) Science fiction. B) Folktales/Tall Tales. C) Fables/Fairy Tales. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folktales/Tall Tales. 26. It is an adventure story in a software-simulated environment, usually a video game (role-playing game or RPG), where the reader or the player controls how the story will develop. A) Kinetic. B) Electronic literature. C) Interactive fiction. D) Metafiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interactive fiction. 27. A story that is passed from generation to generation is called a ..... A) Fable. B) Fairy tale. C) Fantasy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairy tale. 28. A novel about a girl who is nervous about starting school, but ends up making a new best friend would be considered A) Horror. B) Mystery. C) Science fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic fiction. 29. Is a type of writing where the purpose is to explain, inform, or even describe. A) Expository writing. B) Narrative. C) Persuasive Writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository writing. 30. Are written about and by the author. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 31. Which genre of literature involves futuristic or science-based concepts? A) Fantasy. B) Science fiction. C) Romance. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 32. Definition:Fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future. Space and time travel are often involved. A) Fairy Tale. B) Fable. C) Fantasy. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science Fiction. 33. Full-length novels with plot, subplot(s), theme(s), major and minor characters, in which the narrative ispresented in (usually blank) verse form. A) Legend. B) Fiction in Verse. C) Fiction. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction in Verse. 34. This is a passage spoken by the speaker in a poem or by a character in a play except that there is no one present to hear him except the reader or the audience. A) Dramatic Monologue. B) Dramatic Poetry. C) Aside. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soliloquy. 35. Illustrated novels convey the story to the readers using a comic form. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. The genre that contains stories where a sport has an impact on the plot or a main character is A) Mystery. B) Sports. C) Western. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sports. 37. A traditional story from a particular culture like a tall tale or a Native Americans story ..... A) Mystery. B) Historical fiction. C) Informational. D) People talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People talk. 38. This is a lyric poem celebrating the tranquil and beautiful landscapes of rural and country settings. A) Ode. B) Idyll. C) Sonnet. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idyll. 39. Which genre? "Goosebumps-Stay Out of the Basement" by R.L.Stine. Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they 'meet' some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy and seedy. A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 40. Triple Media Literature A) Doodle Fiction. B) Illustrated novel. C) Digi-Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digi-Fiction. 41. What genre does the text belong to? A woman is sitting alone in a house. She knows that there is no one else in the world:all other beings have died. They knock on the door. A) Dramatic. B) Narrative. C) Essayistic. D) Lyrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 42. Profiles are constructed biographies or essays of real people using literary devices. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. All of the following are subgenres of nonfiction, EXCEPT: A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Mystery. D) Reference materials. E) Periodicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery. 44. Imagine you are a space explorer and you've discovered three new planets. The planets have sizes of 7.8, 7.87, and 7.807 earth radii. Can you arrange these planets in order from the largest to the smallest? A) 7.8, 7.807, 7.87. B) 7.807, 7.87, 7.8. C) 7.87, 7.807, 7.8. D) 7.8, 7.87, 7.807. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7.87, 7.807, 7.8. 45. This genre is written for the purpose of being performed in front of an audience. It's an imitation of some action. A) Fairy tale. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drama. 46. Why is having a clear plot important in creative nonfiction? A) It helps readers identify the main subject of the story. B) It adds suspense and excitement to the narrative. C) It allows the author to create fictional events. D) It provides a structure for the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps readers identify the main subject of the story. 47. What type of writing is a newspaper article? A) Narrative. B) Autobiography. C) Historical fiction. D) Expository. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expository. 48. This is a prose non-fiction detailing the life of a person written by another person. A) Diary. B) Biography. C) History. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 49. A type of folk-tale, has elements of fantasy, set a long time ago, often has magic, ends with a good triumphing over evil A) Fairy tale. B) People talk. C) Fable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairy tale. 50. Which stories are handed down by word of mouth? A) Myth. B) Mystery. C) Fable. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folktale. 51. What Subgenres of Fiction that tells story in a fantasy world? A) Romance. B) Fantasy. C) Folklore. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 52. What is a crime novel? A) Historical novel. B) Criminal story. C) A horror novel. D) Fantasy novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Criminal story. 53. When the sentence breaks and goes to the ext line, usually to keep the rhythm of the poem. This is called: A) Line Break. B) Stanza. C) Meter. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Line Break. 54. Which of the following genres of literature involves supernatural elements. A) Speculative Fiction. B) Chick-lit. C) Hyper-Poetry. D) Flash Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speculative Fiction. 55. Fiction is an imaginative work. A) Disagree. B) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agree. 56. Stories from different cultures that have been passed down from generation to generation. A) Biography. B) Traditional Literature. C) Historical Fiction. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditional Literature. 57. What type of writing is a story about a talking burrito? A) Realistic fiction. B) Expository. C) Narrative. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative. 58. Autobiographies that share a particular memory are called ..... A) Flashback. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Memoirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Memoirs. 59. It is also known as "Triple Media Literature" . A) Graphic Novel. B) Digi-Fiction. C) Manga. D) Illustrated Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digi-Fiction. 60. Ymir has secret feelings for Christa but could not admit it to her personally. Her remedy is to record herself giving a speech of love that observes meter and rhyme. A) Blog. B) Creative non fiction. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesLiterary Genres Quiz 1Literary Genres Quiz 2Literary Genres Quiz 3Literary Genres Quiz 4Literary Genres Quiz 6Literary Genres Quiz 7Literary Genres Quiz 8Literary Genres Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books