This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A literary work written in a stage play format which generally includes dialogue and stage directions and is intended to be performed is called a ..... A) Nursery rhyme. B) Drama. C) Poem. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drama. 2. What is the defining characteristic of creative nonfiction? A) It is always true and based on the author's experiences. B) It is purely fictional and imaginative. C) It focuses on creating a suspenseful plot. D) It uses complex poetic language and metaphors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is always true and based on the author's experiences. 3. Which genre is a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged in a compact, precise way to create specific events? A) Fiction. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 4. It is characterized by slapstick humor, absurd situations, and ardent actions. A) Mystery. B) Farce. C) Historical. D) Musical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farce. 5. Kiki loved her fidget spinner! She took is everywhere with her-to school, the playground, and even to her grandma's house. One day, when Kiki was at her grandma's house, she found out that her fidget spinner was magic. When she spun it around, she could make a wish and it would come true. Her first wish was to turn her little brother into a frog. When he started croaking, she knew it was magic! The author's purpose above is: A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain. 6. The story is a short story that belongs to the genre A) Narrative. B) Lyrical. C) Dramatic. D) Essayistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 7. A 21st century literature which utilizes pictures in narrating a long story. A) The text. B) Flash fiction. C) Blog. D) Graphic novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphic novel. 8. Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses. A) Nonfiction. B) Tall Tale. C) Poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 9. Define genre. A) Of literature. B) Type of category of literature. C) Type of category. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Type of category. 10. 39 Clues book series by Scholastic, where stories are told using the combination of book, video, and website, is an example of this literary genre. A) Digi-Fiction. B) Doodle Fiction. C) Science Fiction. D) Creative Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digi-Fiction. 11. It is a digital poetry that uses links or Hypertext Mark-Up A) Hyper Poetry. B) Low Poetry. C) High Poetry. D) Online Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyper Poetry. 12. It is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up. A) Vlog. B) Hyperpoetry. C) Hyperlink. D) Text tula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperpoetry. 13. Imagine you are a space explorer and you've discovered three new planets. The planets are 6.03, 6.3, and 6.003 light years away from Earth. Can you arrange these planets in order from the closest to the farthest? A) 6.03, 6.3, 6.003. B) 6.003, 6.03, 6.3. C) 6.3, 6.03, 6.003. D) 6.03, 6.003, 6.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6.003, 6.03, 6.3. 14. Stories set in a particular time and/or place in history A) Realistic fiction. B) Autobiography. C) Poetry. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical fiction. 15. Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods. A) Tall Tale. B) Fairy Tale. C) Mythology. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mythology. 16. What is a story that combines futuristic technology with scientific fact and fiction? A) Science Fiction. B) Biography. C) Folktales. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science Fiction. 17. It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels. A) Comic story. B) Storyboard. C) Flash fiction. D) Graphic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphic fiction. 18. A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. (a traditional story, especially one relating to the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and usually involving supernatural beings or events.) A) Tall tale. B) Myth (mito). C) Fable (fabulo). D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myth (mito). 19. A book about life in the future, often on another planet A) Non-fiction. B) Thriller. C) Science fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. 20. An owner's manual explaining how to set up and turn on your television is what type of text? A) Informational. B) Realistic fiction. C) Science fiction. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational. ← 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 9Literary Genres Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books