This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 63 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Informational A) Explains something that is actual, real life, and contains facts. B) A short literary composition that reflects the author's point of view. Based on a particular subject. C) Spoken communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech, sounds, gestures. D) Based on fact, presented like a story. E) Life story written by one's self. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains something that is actual, real life, and contains facts. 2. What is the most approximate concept of literary genres? A) Classification of works according to their common features. B) Grouping of works according to their literary figures. C) Greco-Latin rules of literary composition. D) Category that classifies works in prose or verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classification of works according to their common features. 3. Super Soldier Squadron by Patrick WitherspoonThe year is 3030 and Wolf is the leader of a rouge squadron of freedom fighters called the Wolf Pack. Soldiers in the Wolf Pack wear sophisticated robot armor that gives them the abilities of animals. Leopard can climb trees, run fast, leap far, and he's got some wicked robot jaws and claws. Hawk can fly and use his robot talons to carry large weight and to drop heavy things on his targets. The Republic has long outlawed the anamorphic suits that the Wolf Pack wears, but they're turning up the hunt. Now newer, stronger hunting bots have been released. Can the Wolf Pack survive or are they doomed to extinction?Genre:Fiction Subgenre: ..... A) Historical Fiction. B) Legend. C) Sci-fi. D) Realistic Fiction. E) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sci-fi. 4. Choice of meter is a characteristic of ..... A) Drama. B) Fiction. C) Non-Fiction. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 5. What is the table of contents for? A) Gives you a summary of the text. B) Tells you what the book or article is about. C) Tells you on what page each chapter or section begins. D) It is a special table where you can read nonfiction texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tells you on what page each chapter or section begins. 6. Which GENRE would include a story about a girl who tries out for her middle school basketball team? A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic fiction. 7. Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. A) Realistic Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science Fiction. 8. The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright, yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner. A) Description. B) Compare & contrast. C) Order & sequence. D) Problem & solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 9. Fictional stories that contain a suspension of reality; may have settings and/or characters that are out of this world. A) Nonfiction. B) Mythology. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 10. This genre is written by women for women. A) Blogs. B) Chicklit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chicklit. 11. It is a genre in which writers tend to use the settings and characters of an original book. A) Metafiction. B) Fan fiction. C) Flash fiction. D) Slipstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fan fiction. 12. It is typically characterized by lengthy dialogues, identifiable characters, and fast-paced plots. A) Genre. B) Historical. C) Informative. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 13. Something to be solved; has clues, evidence, and suspects A) Mystery. B) Fiction. C) Biography. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 14. A book that tells a story about something that could happen in real life, but the characters are made up. A) Realistic Fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Science Fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic Fiction. 15. True or False. Technology is not essential in producing 21st century literatures. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Contemporary A) Joker. B) Secret. C) Modern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern. 17. Which genre features animals that talk and act like people? A) Fable. B) Folktale. C) Legend. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 18. A fictional story that takes place in a particulartime period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination. A) Traditional Literature. B) Fantasy. C) Historical Fiction. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical Fiction. 19. Benjamin Franklin's book on his life and experiences is an example of A) Nonfiction-Periodical. B) Nonfiction-Autobiography. C) Nonfiction-Reference. D) Nonfiction-Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction-Autobiography. 20. Legend or traditional stories, often pertaining to the actions of the gods. A) Historical Fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Horror. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. ← 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