This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. Make-believe is what this genre is all about. A) Mystery. B) Romance. C) Science Fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 2. Flat character is the one who has only one-or two-character traits A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.) A) Biography. B) Poetry. C) Informational. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informational. 4. In drama, the lines that a character speaks is called ..... A) Dialogue. B) Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 5. The main character is a pig that sings and dances. A) Informational. B) Science Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 6. This is a humorous story which has blatant exaggerations and swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance. A) Tall tale. B) Legend. C) Mythology. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tall tale. 7. Writing that is not true is A) Biology. B) Biography. C) Fiction. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiction. 8. Realistic Fiction A) Has no elements of fantasy; could be true but is not. B) A story with exciting situations that involve danger, risk, and uncertainty. C) Frightfully shocking, terrifying, or horrible. Creates a feeling of fear in both the characters and the reader. D) Deals with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. Anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown. E) Set in the past and based on real people or events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has no elements of fantasy; could be true but is not. 9. A piece of furniture with shelves in it for putting books on A) BOOKBAG. B) BOOKSHELF. C) BOOKCASE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOOKCASE. 10. The literary genre of ..... creates brand new languages for the characters? A) People are spoken. B) Fantasy. C) Horror. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fantasy. 11. Definition:Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject. A) Non-fiction. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-fiction. 12. What type of poetry expresses opposing ideas? A) Synthetic. B) Parallelism. C) Sharpening/focusing. D) Antithetical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithetical. 13. This genre lets readers contribute to the form or content of a poem. A) Kinetic. B) Interactive fiction. C) Electronic literature. D) Metafiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interactive fiction. 14. What is the meaning of Non-fiction genres? A) Imaginative or made up writings. B) Writings that are true. C) A play or script. D) Verse & rhythmic writing with imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writings that are true. 15. Stories set in the American Old West frontier in the late 18th or early 19th century are A) Westerns. B) Horrors. C) Dystopians. D) Adventures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Westerns. 16. An American tale that exaggerates strength, size, etc. often very humorous. A) Parable. B) Tall Tale. C) Short Story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall Tale. 17. What is the main difference between creative nonfiction and fiction? A) Creative nonfiction is based on true experiences, while fiction is purely imaginary. B) Fiction focuses on creating suspenseful plots, while creative nonfiction is more descriptive. C) Creative nonfiction uses complex poetic language, while fiction uses simple and direct language. D) Fiction is written in first-person perspective, while creative nonfiction is written in third-person perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creative nonfiction is based on true experiences, while fiction is purely imaginary. 18. What literary genre would a textbook fall into? A) Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Horror. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonfiction. 19. A 21st century literature which is characterized by brevity and its classification depends on the number of words. A) The text. B) Flash fiction. C) Blog. D) Graphic novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flash fiction. 20. A person's retelling of someone else's life story A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Realistic fiction. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. ← 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