This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main element of drama that differentiates it from fiction and creative nonfiction? A) Drama is written to be performed. B) Drama focuses on real events. C) Drama uses figurative language. D) Drama has a defined plot structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama is written to be performed. 2. Which of the following is not a narrative element? A) Characters. B) Settings. C) Plot. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 3. It is based on fact, but also includes fantastic elements. A) Legend. B) Novella. C) Myth. D) Saga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legend. 4. When an author interrupts the chronological sequence of a story by inserting past events. A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Flashshadowing. D) Foreback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 5. It is a story that explains origin? A) Myth. B) Folk song. C) Epic. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 6. The different genres of literature include prose, prose fiction, drama and prose non-fiction. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. A verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning. A) Informational Text. B) Biography. C) Poetry. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 8. A biography is ..... A) An article about objects. B) A story about a person's life. C) A retelling of how something is made. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story about a person's life. 9. The genre of this novels are meant to scare, startle, shock, and even repulse readers. Generally focusing on themes of death, demons, evil spirits, and the afterlife, they prey on fears with scary beings like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and monsters. A) Horror. B) Mystery. C) Thriller. D) Bildungsroman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horror. 10. Stories characterized by their brevity. It could range from a word to a thousand. A) Creative Nonfiction. B) Flash Fiction. C) Blog. D) Hyper Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flash Fiction. 11. Which genre is written in verse? A) Short Story. B) Novel. C) Poem. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poem. 12. A type of story that is not taught much but that is a sub-genre of Folklore. It talk about Gods from other times. A) Fables. B) Legends. C) Mythology. D) Fairy Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mythology. 13. Science Fiction has real people and is based on the past A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. A true story about a person's life, written by another person. 3rd-person point-of-view (Una historia real sobre la vida de una persona, escrita por otra persona. Punto de vista en tercera persona) A) Autobiography. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 15. Hubris is type of A) Tragic hero. B) Hamartia. C) Adventures. D) Tragic flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragic flaw. 16. Short essay that details with a single subject or event A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Memoir. D) Personal Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal Narrative. 17. A story about a real person's life that is written by that same person. A) Informational. B) Autobiography. C) Biography. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 18. It is a characteristic of a literary genre (often unrealistic) that is understood and accepted by audiences because it has come, through usage and time, to be recognized as a familiar technique. A) Convention. B) Element. C) Form. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convention. 19. It is also known as "*Japanese word for comics" . A) Digi-Fiction. B) Illustrated Novel. C) Graphic Novel. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manga. 20. The Harry Potter series, Twilight series, and Lord of the Rings series are all part of what genre A) Poetry. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. ← 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