This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Elements > Elements Of Literature – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Elements Of Literature Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Theme should NOT be A) Expressible in a complete sentence with a subject and predicate. B) As general as can be; employ absolutes whenever possible. C) Based on the data of the story itself. D) Stated without using names of characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As general as can be; employ absolutes whenever possible. 2. A reference to another work of literature or event in history A) Idiom. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 3. The quality of a story that leaves the reader excited or nervous about what may happen in the future (on the edge of your seat) is called A) Personification. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suspense. 4. Which genre is ..... Similar to comic books, use sequential art to tell a story. A) Nonfiction. B) Autobiography. C) Graphic Novel. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graphic Novel. 5. The passage above describes an example of A) Dramatic irony. B) Analytical irony. C) Situational irony. D) Figurative irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 6. Words and phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses are called A) Style. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 7. When an author gives us hints about what is to come in the future so that we can make predictions, we call that:..... A) A flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) An internal conflict. D) An external conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 8. An unreliable narrator ..... A) Can be trusted to tell the truth. B) Cannot be trusted to tell the truth. C) Is often insane. D) Is often insane and therefore cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is often insane and therefore cannot be trusted to tell the truth. 9. The implied meaning of the word that may be different than the dictionary definition. A) Denotation. B) Diction. C) Connotation. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 10. The narrator is a character in the story who describes things from their own perspective. A) 1st person P.O.V. B) 2nd person P.O.V. C) 3rd person P.O.V. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person P.O.V. 11. Which genre is ..... Stories about science, technology, and the future. A) Historical Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science Fiction. 12. Anna describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle and end of the book she just read. This means that she is describing the ..... A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Conflict. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 13. In a story, a character struggling is a A) Protagonist. B) Metaphor. C) Flashback. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 14. One person struggles against another person A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. self. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs. man. 15. The author's message about life is called the ..... A) Plot. B) Point of view. C) Theme. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 16. A young boy gets lost on a camping trip, is an example of what? A) Plot. B) Conflict. C) Setting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 17. How does Holmes plan to find out about the noise Helen heard? A) To wait outside the room to hear any noise. B) Holmes and Watson switch places with Helen and hide in her room. C) To sleep there for the night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holmes and Watson switch places with Helen and hide in her room. 18. A state of nervous excitement in the reader A) Motivation. B) Theme. C) Suspense. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 19. Characterization is different from "Character, " because it ..... A) Focuses on the development and change of a character. B) Includes the character's personaity. C) No, they're the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focuses on the development and change of a character. 20. The state of tension and uncertainty caused by a mysterious situation. This encourages the audience to keep reading or watching. A) MOOD. B) MYSTERY. C) SUSPENSE. D) TONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SUSPENSE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesElements Of Literature Quiz 1Elements Of Literature Quiz 2Elements Of Literature Quiz 3Elements Of Literature Quiz 4Elements Of Literature Quiz 5Elements Of Literature Quiz 6Elements Of Literature Quiz 7Elements Of Literature Quiz 8Elements Of Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books