This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which genre is a story that has been handed down from generation to generation? A) Fable. B) Folktale. C) Legend. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folktale. 2. Angela, Porter, and Riddick are in a library searching for a book to read for their book club. They want to explore a genre that is filled with imaginary worlds, magical creatures, and supernatural elements. Which genre should they choose? A) Romance. B) Fantasy. C) Science fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 3. True story of a real person's life from the past or present written by that person. True story of the life of a real person from the past or present written by that person. A) Autobiography/autobiography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Biography/biografia. D) Poetry/poesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography/autobiography. 4. What are stories with fairies, magical creatures, princes, and princesses? A) Folktales. B) Fairy Tales. C) Autobiography. D) Graphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairy Tales. 5. How might readers determine that Gary Soto's "Oranges" is set in the past? A) The boy and girl went on a date as twelve-year-olds. B) The price of the chocolate was ten cents. C) A boy bought candy for a girl. D) The woman in the shop accepts an orange as payment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The price of the chocolate was ten cents. 6. Which is more didactic? A) Traditional fiction. B) Modern fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional fiction. 7. A book that is based in the present or future and may involve space, science, technology, robots, or aliens. A) Science Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science Fiction. 8. Also known as literary non-fiction or narrative non-fiction.Contrasts with other non-fiction, such as technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact, but is not primarily written in service to its craft. A) Illustrated Novel. B) Flash Fiction. C) Six Word Story. D) Creative Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creative Non-Fiction. 9. This is prose non-fiction which is a formal treatment of an issue written from the writer's personal point of view. A) History. B) Anecdote. C) Essay. D) Journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essay. 10. Fiction in which characters / setting is widly imaginative or impossible, magic, etc. A) Folktale. B) Literature. C) Biography. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folktale. 11. Writers in this genre drops clues and slowly reveal information, turning the reader into a detective trying to solve the case, too. This novels start with an exciting hook, keep readers interested with suspenseful pacing, and end with a satisfying conclusion that answers all of the reader's outstanding questions. A) Thriller. B) Horror. C) Mystery. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery. 12. This is a work of fiction full of fun, fancy and excitement meant to entertain. A) Humor. B) Horror. C) Realistic fiction. D) Tall tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humor. 13. What is the main difference between drama and fiction? A) Drama is written to be performed, while fiction is not. B) Drama focuses on real events, while fiction is imaginary. C) Drama uses rhyme and meter, while fiction does not. D) Drama has a defined plot structure, while fiction does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama is written to be performed, while fiction is not. 14. It is the collective term for literary works that maximize the features and explore the contexts of personal and network computers. A) Kinetic. B) Interactive fiction. C) Electronic literature. D) Metafiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electronic literature. 15. Japanese word for comics A) Doodle Fiction. B) Illustrated novel. C) Manga. D) Flash Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manga. 16. AN EXAMPLE OF SCIENCE FICTION BOOK IS THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL BY ANNE FRANK A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 17. What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?" A) Dictionary. B) Atlas. C) Thesaurus. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesaurus. 18. Which literary genre often teaches a moral, typically with animals as characters? A) Poetry. B) Fable. C) Humour. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fable. 19. In the following quotation from the psalms, identify which literary tool (simile, metaphor, repetition, or synonym) is being used."He is like a tree planted by streams of water." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. When you feel extreme suffering this is called ..... A) Identification. B) Adventures. C) Pathos. D) Hamartia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. ← 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