This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Genres – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These books have magic in them and even in the future with technology cannot ever happen. (Think walking through walls of a train station). A) Fantasy Fiction. B) Fantasy Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy Fiction. 2. A very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, is an example of what? A) Bias. B) Hyperbole. C) Anecdote. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 3. The story of a real person's life written by another person. A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Informational Text. D) Persuasive Text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 4. In ....., humans do impossible tasks such as blowing out the moonlight. A) Poetry. B) Horror stories. C) Adventures. D) Tall tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall tales. 5. Story about make-believe beings and events A) Fable. B) Myths. C) Folktale. D) Fairytale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myths. 6. Transcendentalism is a ..... A) Literary movement. B) Social reform movement. C) Philosophical movement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. What is the main characteristic of historical fiction? A) Is a suspenseful story about puzzling events such as a crime. B) Takes place in a particular time in the past with made-up characters. C) Deals with science and technology in the future. D) Includes elements that are impossible, such as magic or talking animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes place in a particular time in the past with made-up characters. 8. The alien ship hovered above the landing pad. The ground crew waited expectantly, hoping the ship would touch down without incident. Sure, they had a lot of shuttle traffic at the spaceport every day, but this would be the first time a ship from another planet would touch down. A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 9. Which genre is a story from ancient times that explains certain aspects of life and nature? A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 10. A 21st century literature with futuristic setting and involves supernatural elements. A) Hyper-poetry. B) Chick lit. C) Blog. D) Speculative fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speculative fiction. 11. A fictional story that is usually more than one hundred pages long. A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Novel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novel. 12. Which genre usually has a complex plot and multiple themes? A) Short Story. B) Novel. C) Poem. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Novel. 13. Defined as movies and novels in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set. (Defined as films and novels in which a story is invented, but which takes place in the past and sometimes borrows real characteristics from the time period in which it is set.) A) Realistic fiction. B) Nonfiction (no fiction). C) Biography. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical fiction. 14. Stories once passed down orally A) Drama. B) Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folktale. 15. A fiction story set in the past with events that teach readers what life was like at that time in history is ..... A) Nonfiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 16. ..... is a story that is not real, usually in an imaginary world. A) Mystery. B) Fantasy. C) Dragons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 17. The intention of dramatists is to make their audience laugh. A) Tragedy. B) Science. C) Realistic. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comedy. 18. It does not pay attention to rhyme or rhythm. A) Prose. B) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 19. What type of writing is an article about World War II? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Autobiography. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expository. 20. BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY BELONG TO THE GENRE OF NON FICTION A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← 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