This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most Haiku poems are inspired by ..... A) Costumes. B) Nature. C) School. D) T-Shirts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature. 2. This is a narrative poem which depicts a single incident that transpired in a person's life. A) Epic. B) Ballad. C) Awit. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ballad. 3. How do you write a Dramatic work? A) Dialogue. B) Verse. C) Prose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 4. Definition:Story about fairies or other magical creatures and are usually for children. A) Science Fiction. B) Fairy Tale. C) Fantasy. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairy Tale. 5. A folk tale that is based on a real person or event, but it cannot be proven true. The people who originally told these stories believed them to be true. A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Nonfiction. D) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 6. Which genre refers to made-up stories about characters and events? A) Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 7. A literary genre is a type or ..... of literature. A) Book. B) Article. C) Main idea. D) Category. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Category. 8. The following are common characteristics of flash fiction EXCEPT ..... A) Brief. B) In panel images. C) Has complete plot. D) Presents twists in the ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presents twists in the ending. 9. Identify the genre:Stories that could happen in real life, but the plot and characters are fictional. A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic fiction. 10. You want to find out if "funny" is a noun, verb, or adjective. What source do you use? A) Atlas. B) Encyclopedia. C) Dictionary. D) Thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictionary. 11. Stories once passed down orally is called A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Historical. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folklore. 12. Which characteristics match the genre:Set in the future or outer space. A) Realistic fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. 13. It is an account of a person's life written by the person him/herself. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 14. Identify the genre:Writing that often has a musical rhythm and expresses emotion. A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Fable. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 15. You are reading a story about snakes and rats. What is the author's purpose? A) To inform. B) To entertain. C) To describe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To entertain. 16. A book that Roman Atwood wrote about himself would be what literary genre? A) Drama. B) Autobiography. C) Science fiction. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 17. Fairy tales, legends, tall tales, myths, and fables are sugenres of A) Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Folklore. D) Novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folklore. 18. True or False:Science fiction stories may be fiction, but they often tell stories that COULD happen? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. What is a category of literature that is characterized by a particular style, form or content called? A) Literature. B) Text. C) Genre. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 20. Literature is the art of written work (from Greek litterae) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books