This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Magical Realism – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Magical Realism Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You should consider visiting obscure places if you want to avoid crowds. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which of the following would you most likely see in a Gothic story? A) A character pulling switches on an enormous old computer made up of a tangle of vacuum tubes and wires. B) A character playing gloomy music on an enormous pipe organ that echoes throughout a castle. C) A character driving an enormous tractor that is plowing up a field of beautiful flowers. D) A character who appears to be a normal teenager, but is really a werewolf waiting for a full moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A character playing gloomy music on an enormous pipe organ that echoes throughout a castle. 3. Which of the following words is NOT related to voyaging on the ocean? A) Sextant. B) Spurious. C) Stern. D) Prow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spurious. 4. Existentialists believe man is not absurd A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which plot event would you most expect to see as a magical realism story unfolds? A) A visit from people in a time machine. B) A tree that seems to sigh and groan in the wind. C) Aliens take over The White House. D) Ghosts who rob The Metropolitan Museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tree that seems to sigh and groan in the wind. 6. A major theme in magical realism is ..... A) Sadness. B) Mexico. C) Time. D) Forgetfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 7. When you express disappointment in someone A) Reproach. B) Suitcase. C) Jarl. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproach. 8. All of the following are characteristics of magical realism except A) Real world. B) A make-believe place. C) Realistic characters. D) Dream like situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A make-believe place. 9. What is MR? A) Magic in a story. B) Magical elements in a realistic setting. C) Fantasy characters in a magical setting. D) Realistic people in a magical setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magical elements in a realistic setting. 10. In Magical Realism, what happens once is destined to happen again. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. How could this clip be considered an example of magical realism? A) Magical spells are used. B) It shows a normal world with one abnormal element. C) The kids have super strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows a normal world with one abnormal element. 12. In Magical Realism, the viewpoints can often change. True or False? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which is the major difference between magical realism and gothic literature? A) Magical realism is used to make political commentary (criticize politics). B) Gothic literature is based on fact. C) Magical realism is fantasy and focuses on mental illnesses. D) There are no differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magical realism is used to make political commentary (criticize politics). 14. What do Ed and his friends see when they look into the Witch's eye as kids? A) Their future wives. B) Their future fortunes. C) Their future children. D) Their future deaths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their future deaths. 15. Which of the following is NOT an element of magical realism? A) Characters who act like normal people. B) Strange events that coexist with story characters. C) Characters in distress and panic at insignificant events. D) Regular and normal settings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characters in distress and panic at insignificant events. 16. A ..... narrator can help make magical realism exciting. However, you are only gaining information about the story from one character. The readers wonder in this case if the magical elements are only taking place in the narrator's imagination. A) First-person. B) Second-person. C) Third-person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First-person. 17. What can you infer about the brother and sister's economic status in "House Taken Over" ? A) They have very few possessions. B) They rely on friends to support them. C) They take in boarders to earn extra money. D) They have enough money to live comfortably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have enough money to live comfortably. 18. Before you sign a contract, you should read it carefully and give its contents some ..... A) Contemplation. B) Magnanimous. C) Disperse. D) Proliferate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemplation. 19. The AlchemistWhy is Fatima a better "match" for Santiago than the merchant's daughter? A) Fatima does not encourage him to abandon his Personal Legend. B) Fatima is prettier. C) The merchant's daughter didn't want Santiago to leave. D) The merchant's daughter had found someone else to marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatima does not encourage him to abandon his Personal Legend. 20. Which event would you expect to see as a magical realist story unfolds? A) A poor but kindly woman finds out that her old typewriter is actually worth thousands of dollars. B) An old typewriter begins to type words at a very fast speed, although there is no one at the keyboard. C) An eccentric scientist uses an old typewriter to build a teleportation device that takes him to another galaxy. D) A frustrated man quits his good job and decides he will now write movie screenplays on an old typewriter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An old typewriter begins to type words at a very fast speed, although there is no one at the keyboard. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesMagical Realism Quiz 1Magical Realism Quiz 2Magical Realism Quiz 3Magical Realism Quiz 4Magical Realism Quiz 5Magical Realism Quiz 6Magical Realism Quiz 7Magical Realism Quiz 8Magical Realism Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books