This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author use descriptive words (appeal to the 5 senses) and many details to tell about a topic. A) Describe. B) Persuade. C) Inform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describe. 2. Why is it important to know about genres? A) The genre hides certain things about the story. B) It isn't important to know the genre; it is just interesting. C) Knowing the genre can provide the reader with certain assumptions for what to expect in the written work. D) Knowing the genre gives away the ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knowing the genre can provide the reader with certain assumptions for what to expect in the written work. 3. ..... refers to a specific type of writing in literature. A) Genre. B) Poetry. C) Prose. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 4. A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/scenario that needs to be solved. A) Mystery. B) Fantasy. C) Folktale. D) Adventure fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 5. Appeals to logic, credibility, and emotions A) Informative. B) Memoir. C) Humor. D) Argumentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argumentative. 6. It would be great If I could skate A figure eight But my poor legs just won't keep straightThis is an example of: A) Story. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 7. This Literary Genre is Notable for its brevity and also known as micro-fiction, micro narrative and sudden fiction A) Flash Fiction. B) Hyper-poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flash Fiction. 8. Flash fiction is sometimes called ..... A) Monofiction. B) Nannofiction. C) Nonofiction. D) Nanofiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nanofiction. 9. What is the most compact form of literature? A) Prose. B) Essay. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 10. A biography is a person's life and significant events writen by somebody else. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Fill in the blank:A story that presents a made up realm in the future and involves advance technology. (e.g. The Hunger Games). A) Science Fiction. B) Mystery. C) Dystopia. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science Fiction. 12. Fiction that is based on very believable events which could have really happened A) Novel. B) Short story. C) Science fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic fiction. 13. The city was still dark and deep in a fitful sleep when Anthony and Carl trudged down the steps of their tenement. They hoped the breadline would not be too long, but they assumed they'd be waiting for hours. They had no choice. After the stock market crashed and the nation plunged into an economic depression, the only way their families could eat was if the boys made it to the line early enough to get some of the food the city was distributing to the poorest residents. Carl joked darkly, "1930 is certainly a bad year to bring an appetite to." A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 14. Novels in verse are written in..... A) Pictures. B) Poetry. C) Dialogue. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 15. It is intended to scare and shock the reader while eliciting a sense of terror or dread; may feature scary entities such as ghosts, zombies, evil spirits, etc. A) Fantasy. B) Romance. C) Horror. D) Historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror. 16. Manga is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in ..... A) China. B) Korea. C) Japan. D) Philippines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 17. What Subgenres of Drama that has a humorous drama with a happy ending? A) Tragedy. B) Comedy. C) Action. D) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comedy. 18. The narrator is not a character in the story. Uses "he, she, (name), they, them" and shows the feelings and thoughts of only the main character. A) 1st POV. B) 3rd POV omniscient. C) 3rd POV limited. D) 3rd POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd POV limited. 19. Which type of story is orally narrated and reveals a truth about life or something that happens in nature? A) Folktale. B) Captivity Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folktale. 20. Essays and anecdotes are examples of ..... A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Prose. D) Persuasive. 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