This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 75 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An I survived book about the Titanic would be a good example of what type of literary genre? A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Historical fiction. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 2. A story about people living World War I A) Historical. B) Fantasy. C) Thriller. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical. 3. The story of one's life told by another person. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Historical Fiction. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 4. Ordinary language people use when speak or write is PROSE A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The Wall:Growing up behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis:In his most personal work to date, Peter Sis offers a brilliant graphic memoir, taking readers on an extraordinary journey as he recalls his youth growing up in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s, when his country was on the Communist side of the Iron Curtain. What genre? A) Biography. B) Narrative. C) Autobiography. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 6. Writing about someone else's life is ..... A) Biography. B) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 7. What text feature gives thedefinitions of important vocabulary words? A) Captions. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossary. 8. Journals and diaries are also considered literary genres. A) Agree. B) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagree. 9. What stories are about national or folk heroes and are based on facts, but also include some exaggerations? A) Myth. B) Informational Text. C) Tall Tale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 10. Writers use a limited number of words. A) Prose. B) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 11. A story about a real person's life, written by someone else. A) Autobiography. B) Informational. C) Biography. D) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 12. A fiction book that contains events that could really happen is called ..... A) Traditional literature. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fairy tale. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic fiction. 13. Can you guess the genre where the story unfolds in a time machine, taking you back to the past, often weaving tales around real historical events? A) Historical Fiction. B) Science Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical Fiction. 14. A story told using a combination of text and illustrations or without text at all. A) Digi-Fiction. B) Doodle Fiction. C) Illustrated Novel. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrated Novel. 15. It is a literary genre that is based on facts. A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Fiction. D) Non-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-Fiction. 16. The author's intent for writing something. A) Genre. B) Author's purpose. C) Literary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's purpose. 17. Fairy tales are usually set in A) Outer space. B) A historical setting. C) A realistic setting. D) A caste or forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A caste or forest. 18. Where can you find the followin' information?weather forecast, financial and political issues, cultural events, current situation in the world? A) Newspaper. B) Comic. C) Novel. D) Manual. E) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspaper. 19. A text that is written to convince somebody to do something or to believe in an idea or opinion. A) Persuasive. B) Informational. C) Biography. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive. 20. A literary work that refers to an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound and rhythmic language choices to evoke an emotional response. A) Poem. B) Drama. C) Fiction. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poem. ← 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