This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Magical Realism – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Magical Realism Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Arturo Uslar-Pietri was the first to apply Magical Realism to literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. A character in a magical realist story discovers that his computer turns itself on and off. Which of the following messages would you most expect such a story to communicate? A) Computers have untapped benefits that few of us appreciate. B) Modern technological devices like computers are evil. C) When we care more about technology than about people, we are in trouble. D) We have less control over our helpful, everyday devices than we think. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We have less control over our helpful, everyday devices than we think. 3. True or False? Magical Realism and fantasy are the same thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. If I didn't send you an invitation, I didn't mean to; it must have been an ..... A) Oversight. B) Magnanimous. C) Ungainly. D) Disperse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oversight. 5. What supernatural elements are often found in Gothic stories? A) Talking animals. B) Kind grannies. C) Ghosts and monsters. D) Time travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ghosts and monsters. 6. Rumors of a breakup began to ..... when Asia was seen with a different man than her boyfriend. A) Bolster. B) Conjecture. C) Proliferate. D) Indolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proliferate. 7. A setting in a novel that is familiar to the reader is a ..... A) Magical element. B) Realistic setting. C) Critique. D) Unique plot structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic setting. 8. Weighing in at about 250 pounds at birth, the baby elephant is ..... and struggles to stand for the first time. A) Grievously. B) Magnanimous. C) Ungainly. D) Bolster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ungainly. 9. Implicitly A) Ready to take place; hanging threateningly over one's head. B) Stretched out face down on the ground; to lay on one's stomach. C) To seize or hold by force. D) To limit one's strength or resources by "tying" them down. E) Capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed. 10. Obstinacy A) Tedious sameness. B) To view or consider with continued attention. C) Pale. D) To cause to ooze; to spread out in all directions. E) The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue. 11. Who said it:"I am not going to charge you anything now, " ..... "But I want one-tenth of the treasure, if you find it." A) The gypsy woman. B) Fatima. C) Melchizedek. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The gypsy woman. 12. Avidly A) Plentiful in number. B) To shake or wave menacingly (as in a weapon). C) Marked by extreme or excessive care. D) To express disappointment in or displeasure with. E) Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit. 13. What mood is commonly found in Modern Gothic literature? A) Uplifting. B) Unsettling/Suspenseful. C) Joyful. D) Relaxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unsettling/Suspenseful. 14. The AlchemistSantiago is able to turn himself into the wind because he A) Looks inside himself. B) Calms his petty fears. C) Does both A and B. D) Does neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does both A and B. 15. I hate when a teacher labels a student as ..... ; I always hope to inspire him/her to work hard and to do all assignments. A) Oversight. B) Conjecture. C) Indolent. D) Contemplation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indolent. 16. Which is an example of MR A) A witch wakes up and finds out she has no magic, she goes on a quest to get her magic back. B) A girl wakes up to her parents fighting, they tell her they are getting a divorce, she goes on a journey to help them fall in love again. C) A sailor is out on the sea when his ship gets caught in a storm, a mermaid rescues him but leaves before he wakes up, he goes on a journey to find out who saved him. D) A princess finds out that dragons still exist and goes on a quest to convince her village to create a sanctuary for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sailor is out on the sea when his ship gets caught in a storm, a mermaid rescues him but leaves before he wakes up, he goes on a journey to find out who saved him. 17. MR can include characters such as witches, werewolves, vampires A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Copious A) Plentiful in number. B) To shake or wave menacingly (as in a weapon). C) Marked by extreme or excessive care. D) To express disappointment in or displeasure with. E) Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plentiful in number. 19. Deceived by the gods and depicted on Arachne's tapestry A) Pallas. B) Arachne. C) Europa. D) Antigone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europa. 20. Who said it:"And when you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it." A) The gypsy woman. B) Fatima. C) Melchizedek. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melchizedek. ← 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 9Magical Realism Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books