AIC SS 1 Literature Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. The novel, the novella and the short story are the major sub-genres of ________.
A) poetry
B) non-fiction
C) drama
D) prose
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) three rhymed couplet and one octave
B) Two quatrains and two octave
C) Three quatrains and one sestet
D) One octave and one sestet
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) speaker
B) author
C) antagonist.
D) hero
E) villain
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) line
B) paraphrasing.
C) chorus
D) couplet
E) stanza
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) says the opposite of what the speaker means
B) tries to deceive the audience
C) is misunderstood
D) is alone
E) is funny.
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) dimeter
B) end
C) decasyllabic
D) internal
E) middle rhyme.
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) hyperbole
B) assonance
C) simile
D) alliteration
E) euphemism
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) limited
B) always humorous
C) realistic
D) all knowing
E) God
  • 9. Which of the following is not a type of play?
A) Tragedy
B) farce
C) Tragic flaw
D) Comedy
E) Tragi-comedy
  • 10. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called
A) a preamble
B) a prologue
C) an introduction
D) first words.
E) an epilogue
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) rhythm
B) simile
C) euphemism
D) hyperbole
E) oxymoron
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) dialogue
B) setting
C) plot
D) singing
E) epilogue
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) an ode
B) lullaby
C) a sonnet
D) a ballad
E) an epic
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) title
B) climax
C) topic
D) theme
E) conflict
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) timing
B) plot
C) theme
D) atmosphere
E) setting
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) celebrates heroic deeds
B) is a church poem.
C) is set in the countryside
D) has a mournful tone
E) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
  • 17. The major genre of literature are ______
A) comedy, drama and prose
B) fiction, non-fiction, drama
C) prose, drama, poetry
D) poetry, prose, fiction
  • 18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___
A) foil
B) cast
C) heroine
D) hero
E) antagonist
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) allegory
B) personification
C) allusion
D) anecdote
E) simile
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) ode
B) epic
C) euphony
D) lyric
E) sonnet
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) couplet
B) quatrain
C) sonnet
D) octave
E) sestet
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) an allegory
B) a pun
C) a fable
D) a satire
E) a farce
  • 23. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________
A) anthology
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) history
E) short story
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) monologue
B) dialogue
C) soliloquy
D) recitation
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) a narrative
B) lyric
C) a sonnet
D) an elegy
E) an ode
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) middle
B) prologue
C) exposition
D) epilogue
E) climax
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) verse
B) free verse
C) consonance
D) assonance
  • 28. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) farce
B) a soliloquy
C) an opera
D) an asidea
E) mime
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) alliteration
B) digression
C) assonance
D) satire
E) rhythm
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) hero
B) heroine
C) tragic-hero
D) protagonist
E) villian
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) irony
B) personification
C) simile
D) metaphor
E) hyperbole
  • 32. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.
A) stanza
B) scene
C) verse
D) couplet
E) line
  • 33. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____
A) imagery
B) symbolism
C) epilogue
D) picaresque
E) flashback
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) disguises as the antagonist
B) creates cosmic relief
C) directs the action
D) creates the atmosphere
E) supports the protagonist
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) ballad
B) eulogy
C) pastoral
D) romance
E) folktale
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) ode
B) ballad
C) elegy
D) metaphor
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) essay
B) diary
C) autobiography
D) selfism
E) biography
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) mood
B) style
C) language
D) setting
E) theme
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) are paralled lines
B) have similar spellings
C) are disjointed
D) convey meaning
E) sound alike
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) passage
B) diction
C) verse
D) genre
E) act
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) denouement
B) relief
C) climax
D) conflict
E) plot
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) personification
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) contrast
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) simile
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) alliteration
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) tautological
B) romantic
C) creative
D) letter writing
E) epistolary
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) enjambment
B) climax
C) resolution
D) solution
E) denouement
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) tone
B) setting
C) diction
D) words
E) mood
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) all of above
B) educate and entertain us
C) entertain us
D) educate us
E) strengthen and beautify us
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) onomatopoeia
B) criticism
C) synaesthesia
D) euphemism
E) litotes
  • 49. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is a/an ___
A) onomatopoeia
B) metaphor
C) synaesthesia
D) hyperbole
E) oxymoron
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) propounds a philosophy
B) preaches a sermon
C) tells a story or tale
D) argues in a narrative manner
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