This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Genres – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect. A) Mystery. B) Realistic fiction-adventure. C) Folktale. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 2. A great example of this genre is the work of JRR Tolkien, in which he created the fictional world of Middle Earth, along with several races and languages. A) Science fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Memoir. D) Auto-biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 3. Attila the Hun was the scourge of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in the 440s and 450s ..... He invaded and conquered territory in what would now be considered France and Italy, terrorizing the countryside along the way. This text tells the story of Attila's life. A) Historical Fiction. B) Myth. C) Biography. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 4. Which "genre" consists of famous stories written decades or even centuries ago, but which are still important and read today? A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Classics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Classics. 5. Type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm. It often employs rhyme and meter (a set of rules governing the number and arrangement of syllables in each line). A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Narrative. D) Memoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 6. A story about characters who lived during the First World War (the characters are not real but they seem real), is a ..... story A) Fiction-fantasy. B) Drama-tragedy. C) Poetry-lyric. D) Fiction-historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiction-historical. 7. A type of folk tale that's greatly exaggerated. The characters seem larger-than-life and accomplish the impossible. A) Myth. B) Fable. C) Tall tale. D) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall tale. 8. Another name for flash fiction is ..... A) Silent comics. B) Manga. C) Micro fiction. D) Doodle fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro fiction. 9. The Boy Who Dared is a novel that is set during the time of the Holocaust. It is based on a true story, but the author imagined the events in the plot. Which genre is this book? A) Realistic fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 10. In this genre characters drive the plot through speech and action. A) Short Story. B) Novel. C) Poem. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drama. 11. Any story that is composed orally and then passed on by word of mouth; literature handed down from one generation to the next; may deal with deroes, magic or adventure A) Short stories. B) Fables. C) Folk literature. D) Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folk literature. 12. A short story, that often includes talking animals and is used to teach a moral lesson. A) Fable. B) Myth. C) Fairy tale. D) Tall tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 13. What is the biggest difference between fiction and creative nonfiction? A) Fiction is based on real events, while creative nonfiction is not. B) Fiction is written in prose, while creative nonfiction is written in poetry. C) Fiction is about real people, while creative nonfiction is about imaginary characters. D) Fiction is factual, while creative nonfiction is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction is based on real events, while creative nonfiction is not. 14. Fairy Tale A) A very short story with personified animals and a moral. B) Has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something. C) Set in the Wild West, the American frontier; Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated (hyperbole); Exaggeration is humorous. D) Based on a real person or place; facts are stretched beyond non-fiction; exaggerated in a serious way. E) Has magic and/or talking animals; often starts with "Once upon a time " and ends with "happily ever after"; like fantasy but much older. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Has magic and/or talking animals; often starts with "Once upon a time " and ends with "happily ever after"; like fantasy but much older. 15. Which genre features characters who try to solve a crime or a puzzle? A) Classics. B) Thriller/suspense. C) Historical fiction. D) Mystery/detective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystery/detective. 16. Has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be. A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth. 17. What type of writing is a letter asking a friend to visit? A) Fiction. B) Expository. C) Narrative. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuasive. 18. FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION BELONG TO THE MAIN GENRE OF FICTION A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. Which of the following are examples of fiction? A) Short stories. B) Novels. C) People are spoken. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Which of the following is NOT subgenre of poetry? A) Blank verse. B) Epics. C) Memoir. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Memoir. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLiterary Genres Quiz 1Literary Genres Quiz 2Literary Genres Quiz 3Literary Genres Quiz 4Literary Genres Quiz 5Literary Genres Quiz 6Literary Genres Quiz 7Literary Genres Quiz 8Literary Genres Quiz 9Literary Genres Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books