This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Studies > Literary Studies – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Studies Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Facts and statistics about people, places and things A) Textbook. B) Encyclopedia. C) Dictionary. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encyclopedia. 2. What was the author doing when the story begins? A) Reading a book. B) Writing a letter. C) Sitting in a garden. D) Cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading a book. 3. The Guide is novel by A) R. A. Narayana. B) Mulk Raj Anand. C) Dickens. D) Thomas Hardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R. A. Narayana. 4. Dialogue and directions for actors, scenes, and acts A) Mystery. B) Poetry. C) Play. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play. 5. Chronologically, traditional plot consists of: A) Exposition, raising action, climax, falling action, resolution. B) Exposition, raising action, falling action, climax, resolution. C) Exposition, resolution, raising action, climax, falling action. D) Exposition, falling action, raising action, climax, resolution. E) Exposition, raising action, resolution, climax, falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition, raising action, climax, falling action, resolution. 6. Who is Shylock in the play 'The Merchant of Venice'? A) A priest. B) A rich Jewish moneylender. C) Friend of Antonio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rich Jewish moneylender. 7. Story about a person's life written by someone else A) Autobiography. B) Historical fiction. C) Biography. D) Journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 8. Who wrote the novel 'Kanthapura'? A) Mulk Raj Anand. B) King Rao. C) Shashi Tharoor. D) R. K. Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Rao. 9. Why did the author decide to read the book by Matheolus? A) It discussed respect for women. B) It was a bestseller. C) It was a mystery novel. D) It was recommended by a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It discussed respect for women. 10. What type of novel 'Kanthapura' is? A) Historical. B) Psychological. C) Social Political. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Political. 11. What is a literary canon? A) An extremely popular literary work. B) A literary work with more than ten main characters. C) A historically forgotten literary work. D) A literary work that is considered as having high aesthetic and intellectual values. E) A socially marginalized literary work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A literary work that is considered as having high aesthetic and intellectual values. 12. Story passed from generation to generation A) Fairy tale. B) Folktale. C) Fable. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folktale. 13. Omniscient narrator is: A) A narrator who knows the thoughts, feelings, and whereabouts of every character in the story. B) A third person narrator. C) A narrator who has a limited knowledge regarding certain characters in the story. D) An unreliable narrator. E) A narrator who is not involved in the story he/she narrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A narrator who knows the thoughts, feelings, and whereabouts of every character in the story. 14. What made the author doubt her own judgment about women? A) The advice of her mother. B) The opinions of famous men. C) The teachings of philosophers. D) Her own experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The opinions of famous men. 15. What does "theme" mean in literature? A) The topic(s) found in literary works. B) An interpretation. C) The implications of setting. D) The content of characters dialogues. E) The sequence of event in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The topic(s) found in literary works. 16. Character is one of crucial aspects that needs to be taken into account in interpreting prose-fiction. What are the things that CANNOT be gained from analyzing a character? A) The understanding of the values that have been internalized by her/him. B) The understanding of her/his motivations. C) The understanding of the second law of thermodynamics. D) The understanding of the nature of her/his relationships with other characters. E) The understanding of her/his actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The understanding of the second law of thermodynamics. 17. Story about a person's life written by that person A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Blog. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 18. How did the author feel about the book by Matheolus after reading it? A) Inspired. B) Amused. C) Disgusted. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disgusted. 19. Story about unexplained happenings A) Poetry. B) Science. C) Fable. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystery. 20. What did the author lament about in her reflections? A) Her physical appearance. B) Her social status. C) Her gender. D) Her lack of intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her gender. Next →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Studies Quiz 2Introduction To Literary Studies Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books