This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of fiction has the purpose of creating feelings of fear, dread, repulsion, adn terror in the audience? A) Myth. B) Historical Fiction. C) Mystery. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horror. 2. ..... is a true story about a person's life A) Poetry. B) Biography. C) Romance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 3. Fiction that deals with science and technology, and adventuring into the unknown. (Fiction that deals with science and technology, and adventures into the unknown.) A) Fantasy. B) Fable. C) Drama. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science fiction. 4. History textbook falls into the subgenre: ..... A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Informational writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informational writing. 5. Usually involves rhyme and a certain number of lines A) Drama. B) Fable. C) Tall tale. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 6. Which genre is literature created specifically for digital platforms, often incorporating multimedia elements and interactivity? A) Digi-Fiction. B) Doodle Fiction. C) Science Fiction. D) Flash Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digi-Fiction. 7. What 21st century literary genre deals with issues of womanhood, often presented in a humorous and lighthearted manner? A) Chick lit. B) Spoken poetry. C) Illustrated novels. D) Hyper fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chick lit. 8. What are the characteristics of poetry? A) Poetry is a type of music that uses words instead of instruments. B) Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning. C) Poetry is a type of comedy that uses rhymes and puns. D) Poetry is a form of literature that focuses on factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning. 9. It's name implies frequency and continuity. There are several different types, going from daily, to yearly or even longer. A) Memoirs. B) Auto-biography. C) Fantasy. D) Periodicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periodicals. 10. Tell the genre and subgenre ..... a story about life in the year 3023. A) Fiction-romance. B) Fiction-realistic fiction. C) Fiction-mystery. D) Fiction-science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiction-science fiction. 11. This is a poetic love joust between a man and a woman. A) The blue one. B) Width. C) Candu. D) Spoken poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Width. 12. What is the word limit for a flash fiction? A) 1000-2000 words. B) 100-500 words. C) 500-1000 words. D) 2000-5000 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 500-1000 words. 13. The genre that contains stories concerning history of people that explains natural or social phenomenon, often involving supernatural beings or events is a A) Western. B) Myth. C) Tall tale. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth. 14. A book that has puzzling event and clues is called ..... A) Mystery. B) Fantasy. C) Non-fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 15. Essays, scientific reports and textbooks are part of this genre: A) Expository writing. B) Narrative. C) Persuasive Writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository writing. 16. A love story. Mysterious, adventurous or spiritual line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values; not always a love interest. A) Romance. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Fable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romance. 17. Plays are usually written in ..... form? A) Script. B) Dialogue. C) Rap. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Script. 18. Identify the genre:Stories based on historical events, facts, and settings, but with fictional characters and dialogue. A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical fiction. 19. Which genre features stories set in the real world, but with a "twist" involving technology or a possible future? A) Mystery/detective. B) Horror. C) Classics. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science fiction. 20. Which GENRE would include a novel written by the President based on his personal experience in the White House? A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Realistic fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 21. A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life. A) Biography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic fiction. 22. Personal Narrative is a type of ..... A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 23. THE PURPOSE OF A BIOGRAPHY IS TO EXPLAIN A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 24. It is a website that contains short articles posted and changed regularly. A) Digi-Fiction. B) Hyper Poetry. C) Flash Fiction. D) Blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blog. 25. Which line has seven syllables? A) The sand moves under my toes. B) The sun in shining. C) Birds flap their wings loudly at night. D) The moon is so bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sand moves under my toes. 26. A story about life in the year 3023 is an example of A) Poetry-Epic. B) Fiction-Fantasy. C) Drama-Comedy. D) Fiction-Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiction-Science Fiction. 27. What is a fictional story that takes place in the past during a significant time? A) Adventure. B) Historical Fiction. C) Mystery. D) Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 28. There are traces of Greek drama in the contemporary drama. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. This genre is divided into stanzas. A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Nonfiction. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 30. This is defined as a series of imagined facts which illustrates truths about human life. A) Fiction. B) Drama. C) Essay. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 31. It is a kind of literary or artistic work. It can also be used with a reference to the style of expressing oneself. A) Literary Genres. B) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary Genres. 32. Let's play a game! Can you tell me which decimal number is the secret twin of 0.5? A) 0.05. B) 0.005. C) 0.0050. D) 0.50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.50. 33. Text tula is done using ..... A) Instagram. B) Blog. C) Mobile Phone. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mobile Phone. 34. It is a narrative of a person's life written by another. A) Historical fiction. B) Biography. C) Speech. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 35. Paul Bunyan is an example of which genre? A) Tall tale. B) Fantasy. C) Folktale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tall tale. 36. What had just happened to God's people prior to many of Ezekiel's prophecies? A) Jerusalem had just been destroyed. B) They wrestled with God for a blessing. C) They were raptured to heaven. D) A world-wide flood drowned them all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jerusalem had just been destroyed. 37. Which genre is characterized by imaginary inventions and technology? A) Science fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Historical fiction. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science fiction. 38. Tanka is origin of textula. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. True, real, not pretend A) Poetry. B) Fiction. C) Nonfiction. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonfiction. 40. The humorous play The Taming of the Shrew is an example of A) Poetry-Epic. B) Drama-Comedy. C) Fiction-Science Fiction. D) Fiction-Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drama-Comedy. 41. The BFG is a book about a giant that provides dreams to children while they are sleeping. What genre does this book belong to? A) Dystopian. B) Biography. C) Realistic fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 42. A literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing and drawings and handwritten graphics A) Digi-Fiction. B) Creative Nonfiction. C) Doodle Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doodle Fiction. 43. A Literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing and drawings and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font Spanish Period. A) Creative Non-Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Doodle Fiction. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doodle Fiction. 44. The apple pie was fresh out of the oven. The cinnamon smell danced in my nose. The crust was flaky and tasted like butter. The apples were still slightly crunchy and tasted like heaven! When I touched the crust, it almost burnt me because it was so hot! The author's purpose for the above passage is: A) Inform. B) Entertain. C) Describe. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describe. 45. The turning point in a story when everything may change for the character A) Resolution. B) Conflict. C) Climax. D) Direct characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 46. A group or collection of books with a similar theme or style is called a A) Genre. B) Fiction. C) Story. D) List. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 47. Which genre serves as our guide on how to live our lives in a right and meaningful way? A) Proverb. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proverb. 48. Human characters exist in this genre and stories are told to teach a moral lesson in Bible A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Parable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parable. 49. What type of writing is a Guide to North American birds? A) Expository. B) Fiction. C) Narrative. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository. 50. Which genre is often set in a time period before the present? A) Mystery. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 51. What is a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism? A) Novel. B) Tall Tale. C) Fairy Tale. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Novel. 52. It is written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit. A) Genre. B) Criticism. C) Literature. D) Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literature. 53. This is a made up story that can happen in the past or future with machines, robots, technology or inventions. A) Fantasy. B) Mythology. C) Tall tale. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science fiction. 54. A type of fiction which includes fun, comedy and excitement written to entertain the reader A) Comedy. B) Fantasy. C) Horror. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 55. A struggle, mental or physical, between two characters. (other character may be the antagonist) A) Man vs. self. B) Theme. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. man. 56. The following are characteristics of the dramatic genre, except: A) Use dialogue as a form of expression. B) A narrator organizes the content of the work. C) It takes shape in the theatrical performance. D) Its intention is to develop conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A narrator organizes the content of the work. 57. Which genre often focuses on the emotions and feelings of the writer? A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 58. It follows a conversational style of writing. A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Essay. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prose. 59. This is an example of what genre of writing:Roses are redViolets are bluePokemon is my favoriteLet's go Pikachu A) Poetry. B) Myth. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 60. Stories that were originally passed down orally and then later written down; these often teach a lesson or have a moral A) Informational. B) Folklore. C) Poetry. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folklore. ← 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