This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Genres – Quiz 86 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 86 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Story about effects of science on society A) Science fiction. B) Mystery. C) Play. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science fiction. 2. The ..... is the text that has everything needed to perform a drama, including dialogue and instructions for the stage. A) Script. B) Monologue. C) Stage directions. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Script. 3. A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message. A) Traditional Literature. B) Fantasy. C) Poetry. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 4. What is a diagram? A) A chart; can be a pie or bar graph. B) The way a text is distributed in chapters. C) A simple drawing that shows the parts of something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A simple drawing that shows the parts of something. 5. Mashable by Pete Cashmore, where feature stories around the world are posted and updated, is an example of this literary genre. A) Blog. B) Flash Fiction. C) Hyper Poetry. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blog. 6. Definition:Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting, such as WWII or the Vietnam War. A) Non-fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 7. This comedy is known as low comedy and includes exaggeration A) Comedy of errors. B) Sentimental comedy. C) Chronicle play. D) Farce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farce. 8. The story of a real person's life written by someone else A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Folklore. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 9. The literary genre that represents a conflict through the interaction of the characters is the A) Lyrical. B) Dramatic. C) Narrative. D) Essayistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic. 10. Which of the following genre addresses issues of modern womanhood. A) Blogs. B) Text tula. C) Chick-Lit. D) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chick-Lit. 11. This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Table of contents. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caption. 12. Comedy is a type of ..... A) Drama. B) Fiction. C) Non-Fiction. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama. 13. Comedy and tragedy are examples of ..... A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Prose. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drama. 14. An expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of its individual words (e.g., have the upper hand or under the weather). Idioms are particular to a given language and usually cannot be translated literally. A) Theme. B) Idiom. C) Event. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 15. Uses language to communicate feelings and ideas to the reader, often features literary devices such and rhythm and rhyme A) Myth. B) Poem. C) Play. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poem. 16. Crackback, a book about a high school football team, belongs to which genre? A) Science fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Realistic fiction. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic fiction. 17. War Bride:The Gloria Rose Story by Donald Morton The year is 1941 and America has just declared war on Germany. Gloria Rose is a young Australian girl who falls for a dashing American service man named Robert Mallon. Robert was only temporarily stationed in Australia, and when he is called off to duty, Gloria marries him so that they can maintain their relationship. After the war is ends, Robert seeks to bring Gloria back to America as a citizen, but guess what? She's not the only war bride. Tens of thousands of GIs were married to foreigners during World War II and the State Department had to carefully screen each of them. Follow Gloria as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime.Genre:Fiction Subgenre: ..... A) Myth. B) Science Fiction. C) Historical Fiction. D) Realistic Fiction. E) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical Fiction. 18. Identify the genre:Informational sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, or trusted sites on the Internet. A) Periodical. B) Biography. C) Reference. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reference. 19. What is a characteristic of fiction text? A) Informational writing. B) Story like writing. C) Text that can be read in any order. D) Uses text features. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Story like writing. 20. What genre does this passage belong:"As the ship entered Mars' orbit, the captain announced to the navigating crew that it was time to wake the passengers from their cryogenic sleep pods." A) Realistic fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. ← 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