This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 87 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 1st person narrative, personal details, memoir & testimony, feelings, reactions, key incidents A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Non-fiction. D) Diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 2. This is a narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans. A) Fable. B) Fantasy. C) Fairytales. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 3. Autobiography is a life story written by someone else. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Fiction writing is about ..... A) Reality and facts. B) Imagination and made up stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagination and made up stories. 5. What is the purpose of the plot in both fiction and creative nonfiction? A) To organize the author's memories. B) To establish the setting of the story. C) To introduce the main characters. D) To create conflict and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To organize the author's memories. 6. Which genre of literature involves stories passed down through generations? A) Biography. B) Folklore. C) Fiction. D) Mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Folklore. 7. What kind of story contains modern fantasy or technology? A) Folktale. B) Science Fiction. C) Adventure. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science Fiction. 8. Imagine you're a detective, and you're trying to solve a mystery. Which genre would you dive into if you wanted to uncover the secrets of a person's life, their triumphs and trials? A) Fantasy. B) Science Fiction. C) Biography. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 9. Can you guess the genre that takes us to enchanting realms, filled with magical beings and extraordinary powers? A) Science Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 10. An exciting book with mystery and suspense A) Non-fiction. B) Thriller. C) Science fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thriller. 11. It is all the comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan A) Doodle Fiction. B) Manga. C) Chick Lit. D) Manhwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manga. 12. Which genre refers to communication that reaches many people? A) Nonfiction. B) Fiction. C) Media. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media. 13. Which story below is considered a historical fiction? A) The Canterbury Tales, three travelers meet in 1241 France and begin to tell the intersecting stories of three children on a quest with their holy greyhound. B) FREE LUNCH BY REX OGLEWhen Rex Ogle was in 6th grade, he and his brother were on his school's free lunch program. C) NEVER CAUGHT:THE STORY OF ONA JUDGE Ona Judge, the Washingtons' favored slave who escaped. D) TOOTH AND CLAW:THE DINOSAUR WARS retells the war of information between two scientists, to find more fossils in the Wild West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Canterbury Tales, three travelers meet in 1241 France and begin to tell the intersecting stories of three children on a quest with their holy greyhound. 14. What is a world view? A) The overall perspective from which one sees the world. B) The perfect way to understand the world. C) The way satellites take picture of earth. D) The way astronauts in orbit see out the windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The overall perspective from which one sees the world. 15. What is the purpose of a persuasive research essay? A) Convince reader of your claim. B) Prove a research theory. C) Write a good story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince reader of your claim. 16. A myth is a subgenre of a A) Folktale. B) Fiction story. C) Drama. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folktale. 17. It is a story through text and illustrated images. A) Digi-Fiction. B) Illustrated Novel. C) Graphic Novel. D) Manga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illustrated Novel. 18. The lyrical genre expresses.....; Therefore, we can say that it is the most..... A) Impersonality-authentic. B) The outside world-objective. C) The dialogues-dramatic. D) Personal emotion-subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal emotion-subjective. 19. What literary genre is usually a part of an entire news program that tells and foretells the weather? A) Education. B) Documentary. C) Weather. D) News Flash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 20. Essay 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: B) A short literary composition that reflects the author's point of view. Based on a particular subject. ← 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