This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Very old story that "explains" something in nature A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Folktale. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 2. The story about how the United States was born is an example of what type of literary genre? A) Non-fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-fiction. 3. Which genre deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets? A) Horror. B) Realistic fiction. C) Nonfiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystery. 4. It deals with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology A) Flash Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Six-Word Fiction. D) Creative Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science Fiction. 5. An autobiography is an example of what genre A) Non-fiction. B) Mystery. C) Fiction. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-fiction. 6. The word literature comes from the word littera that means A) Letter. B) Genre. C) Style. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Letter. 7. These genres can have characters that are make believe (not humans) in them. A) Science Fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Fable/Fairy Tales. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. What is the story about people's suffering, capture, escape, and rescue that explains human emotions? A) Fable. B) Captivity Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captivity Narrative. 9. Which genre is commonly written in the form of short assertions or poetic two-liners with rhyme? A) Proverb. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proverb. 10. Another important form of theater popularized during the Spanish colonization is the comedia, also known as moro-moro, linambay, or arakyo. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. It features dark, mysterious, and suspenseful plots. A) Romance. B) Thriller. C) Fantasy. D) Dystopian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thriller. 12. A struggle between a character and mother nature. Mother nature = weather, animals, insects, sickness, epidemics A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. nature. C) Man vs. self. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man vs. nature. 13. Which genre of fiction deals with science, technology, and the future? A) Historical fiction. B) Mystery. C) Science fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. 14. Which characteristics match the genre:set in the past with real people or a real event. A) Realistic fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 15. Harry Potter is an example of what literary genre? A) Non-fiction. B) Biography. C) Fantasy. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 16. What is the comparison that needs no qualifier? A) Antithetical. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 17. Which genre has a many characters? A) Short Story. B) Novel. C) Poem. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Novel. 18. How many kinds of genres does the Literary genre have? A) 6. B) 3. C) 9. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 19. This type of lyric poetry is a downcast type of poem. It conveys feelings of sadness, heartache, and suffering. A) Ode. B) Song. C) Allergy. D) People sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allergy. 20. Identify the genre:Writing that is imaginary but may include some truth. A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Genres Quiz 1Literary Genres Quiz 2Literary 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