This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 76 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A drama is intended to be performed before an audience. A) Agree. B) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 2. Which genre of fiction includes stories using made-up characters and events that could actually happen in real life? A) Historical fiction. B) Mystery. C) Realistic fiction. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic fiction. 3. Which genre features stories of survival and danger, often ending its chapters with cliffhangers? A) Horror. B) Suspense/thriller. C) Graphic novels. D) Mystery/detective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspense/thriller. 4. What is the purpose of the Fiction genre? A) To argue. B) To entertain with feelings and senses. C) Poetry. D) To entertain with a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To entertain with a story. 5. The genre of books that involve a suspenseful event (often a crime) is A) Adventure. B) Romance. C) Mystery. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery. 6. Which literary genre involves dealing with a puzzling crime or discovering a secret? A) Fairy Tale. B) Mystery. C) Fable. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mystery. 7. Realistic Fiction means ..... A) A genre that involves magical elements. B) A genre that includes historical events. C) A genre that involves stories that could actually happen and are set in a real and modern world. D) A genre that involves science and technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A genre that involves stories that could actually happen and are set in a real and modern world. 8. Horror A) Has monsters, magic, or characters with superpowers. B) Based on impact of science, either actual or imagined. Set in the future or on other planets:aliens, robots, and/or futuristic technology. 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: C) Frightfully shocking, terrifying, or horrible. Creates a feeling of fear in both the characters and the reader. 9. A fictional prose narrative that is usually ten to twenty book pages long. A) Short story. B) Fable. C) Tall tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short story. 10. A type of fiction that includes believable characters dealing with everyday struggles A) Biography. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic fiction. 11. A genre fiction which addresses the issues of womanhood often humorously or wholeheartedly. A) Chick Literature. B) Flash Fiction. C) Text-talk Literature. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chick Literature. 12. Literary presentation incoporating doodle writings and drawings A) Digi-Fiction. B) Doodle Fiction. C) Illustrated novel. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doodle Fiction. 13. Recently, I read a detective story and a fantastic novel A) Recently I watched a fantasy and crime movie. B) Recently I read a crime novel and a fantasy novel. C) I haven't read fantasy or crime yet. D) Yesterday I read fantasy and crime fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recently I read a crime novel and a fantasy novel. 14. What type of writing is a review of the two best pizza restaurants in the city? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expository. 15. A kind or category of literature A) Fiction. B) Type. C) Genre. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 16. It is the style or kind of the story/theme of a written or made masterpiece. A) Literature. B) Conflict. C) Genre. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 17. What do you call comics created by American artists in manga style? A) American manga. B) Comic strips. C) Ameri-manga. D) Doodle Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ameri-manga. 18. What genre are stories of traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through generations by word of mouth? A) Tall Tale. B) Myth. C) Folklore. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folklore. 19. The Westing Game is a novel where the characters have to solve a series of riddles, and whoever does wins a large sum of money. Which GENRE is this book? A) Realistic fiction. B) Mystery. C) Science fiction. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mystery. 20. What is a common characteristic of poetry and drama? A) Both use rhyme and meter. B) Both focus on real events. C) Both have a defined plot structure. D) Both use descriptive imagery and setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both use rhyme and meter. ← 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