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