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