This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Historical Fiction – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Fiction Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is probably an example of historical fiction? A) Charlie Brown. B) I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912". C) Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. D) Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912". 2. What is the authors purpose? "Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems." A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. 3. Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea, " they said. You can infer that shoes before 1800 ..... A) Were pretty. B) Didn't look alike. C) Didn't fit very well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't fit very well. 4. Language changes over time. A writer must have the characters use some words and phrases from the day-but it must be readable so shouldn't use too much and slow or spoil the reader's journey. A) Conflict. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 5. Fill in the blank with the correct term:The events occurred or could have occurred in the ..... A) Story. B) Setting. C) Letter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 6. Documentaries talk about culture. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. "Sound word;" a word that imitates the sound it is referring to A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Characterization. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 8. What is the quarter's key concept? A) Connection. B) Communication. C) Perspectives. D) Identifies and relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connection. 9. Characters in a historical fiction story can be made up. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is a message in Ghosts in the House? A) Never trust your parents. B) It's important to help others. C) Parents may lie to children to protect them. D) You should not steal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parents may lie to children to protect them. 11. Readers must feel that the story ..... or at least might have. A) Never happened. B) Really happened. C) Is cheesy. D) Is excitingly fictional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really happened. 12. Characters usually change as a result of the A) Problem. B) Solution. C) Talking animal. D) Cover on the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem. 13. Realistic fiction has characters that are true to life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. "The stars will guide me, " Orry repeated. "When I make it to the opposite bank, I'll leave a sign for you. Then you'll know I'm safe." This is ..... because they are using the stars for directions which is relevant to the time period and a realistic place. A) Characters. B) Language. C) Setting. D) Event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 15. Which text feature shows where things are located in a city, a country, or in the world? A) Maps. B) Captions. C) Glossary. D) Timeline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maps. 16. Events of the story could be based on A) Letters. B) A diary or journal. C) A newspaper report. D) All of the above answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above answers. 17. Which genre has made up stories that are based on real historical events and people? A) NonFiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 18. What did the cupcakes represent in the book, Number the Stars? A) Innocence and better times. B) Guilt and bad times. C) Good food and good friends. D) Good times and rich friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocence and better times. 19. When we retell a story, we: A) Tell what happened in the beginning, middle and end. B) Only tell who the characters are. C) Tell how the story ended. D) Tell how the story begins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell what happened in the beginning, middle and end. 20. Which of the following best describes the perspective from which stories are told in today's historical fiction? A) Idealized views of the past are assumed. B) The past is viewed to reveal adversity accurately. C) Individual character perceptions are replaced with broad generalizations using third-person narration. D) Protagonists perceive their circumstances with infallible judgment. 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