This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Genres – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 60 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A book written about dogs would be classified as what literary genre? A) Historical fiction. B) Drama. C) Fiction. D) Informational text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Informational text. 2. A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved. A) Mystery. B) Realistic Fiction. C) Adventure. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 3. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series can be categorized as which genre? A) Realistic Fiction. B) Biography. C) Historical Fiction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic Fiction. 4. The purpose of fiction is ..... A) To inform. B) To entertain. C) To listen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To entertain. 5. What type of writing is a story about the time the writer lost her first tooth? A) Fiction. B) Autobiography. C) Expository. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 6. Which genre is known for its use of rhythmic and metrical patterns? A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 7. Which genre of literature involves imaginary worlds and magical elements? A) Fiction. B) Mystery. C) Fantasy. D) Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 8. What kind of 21st century literary genre is "Baby shoes never worn" ? A) Digital Fiction. B) Flash Fiction. C) Science Fiction. D) Speculative Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flash Fiction. 9. Utilizes pictures in narrating a long story. A) Graphic Novel. B) Chick-Lit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphic Novel. 10. Which requires the "willing suspension of disbelief" ? A) Realistic fiction. B) Non-realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-realistic fiction. 11. A lesson taught by a literary work. Part of a fable. A) Legend. B) Moral. C) Drama. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral. 12. These books the writer (or author) and the person the book is about are the same person A) Mysteries. B) Novels in Verse. C) Autobiography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 13. Identify the genre:The true story of a person's life, written by that person. A) Biography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Drama. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autobiography. 14. It is a literary genre in prose that is presented in dialogues A) Graphic Novel. B) Illustrated Novel. C) Drama. D) Text-talk Novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drama. 15. The story of a real person's life written by that same person. A) Poetry. B) Persuasive. C) Autobiography. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 16. Verse and rhythmic writing that creates emotional responses A) Poetry. B) Mystery. C) Autobiography. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 17. Science Fiction usually happens in the ..... A) Alien. B) Past. C) Future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 18. Harry Houdini by Charles RyanA short, illustrated book about Harry Houdini, the great escape artist A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Informational. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 19. The transporter was out of order again. The travelers gathered in the boarding area were frustrated. While transporting was certainly much more convenient that old-fashioned jet planes, the technology was very sensitive, and many of the operators seemed inexperienced. Charlie touched the COM button on his shirt. "Alternatives?" His virtual assistant responded in an instant. "None." Charlie was frustrated. "Alternatives!" The assistant repeated, "None!" It looked like he would have to wait for the repair crew. A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. 20. A narrative is a subgenre of A) Poetry. B) Fiction. C) Non-fiction. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. ← 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