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