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) prose
C) drama
D) non-fiction
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) Three quatrains and one sestet
B) three rhymed couplet and one octave
C) Two quatrains and two octave
D) One octave and one sestet
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) speaker
B) author
C) villain
D) hero
E) antagonist.
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) chorus
B) paraphrasing.
C) line
D) couplet
E) stanza
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) tries to deceive the audience
B) says the opposite of what the speaker means
C) is alone
D) is misunderstood
E) is funny.
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) decasyllabic
B) middle rhyme.
C) internal
D) end
E) dimeter
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) euphemism
B) simile
C) alliteration
D) hyperbole
E) assonance
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) limited
B) all knowing
C) always humorous
D) realistic
E) God
  • 9. Which of the following is not a type of play?
A) Tragi-comedy
B) Comedy
C) Tragic flaw
D) Tragedy
E) farce
  • 10. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called
A) an epilogue
B) a prologue
C) a preamble
D) an introduction
E) first words.
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) simile
B) euphemism
C) oxymoron
D) hyperbole
E) rhythm
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) setting
B) epilogue
C) dialogue
D) plot
E) singing
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) a sonnet
B) an ode
C) a ballad
D) lullaby
E) an epic
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) theme
B) title
C) climax
D) conflict
E) topic
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) plot
B) timing
C) atmosphere
D) theme
E) setting
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) celebrates heroic deeds
B) is set in the countryside
C) has a mournful tone
D) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
E) is a church poem.
  • 17. The major genre of literature are ______
A) comedy, drama and prose
B) poetry, prose, fiction
C) fiction, non-fiction, drama
D) prose, drama, poetry
  • 18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___
A) antagonist
B) hero
C) foil
D) cast
E) heroine
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) allusion
B) allegory
C) personification
D) anecdote
E) simile
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) lyric
B) ode
C) sonnet
D) epic
E) euphony
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) quatrain
B) sonnet
C) sestet
D) couplet
E) octave
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) a satire
B) a fable
C) a pun
D) an allegory
E) a farce
  • 23. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________
A) history
B) autobiography
C) biography
D) anthology
E) short story
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) dialogue
B) monologue
C) recitation
D) soliloquy
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) lyric
B) a sonnet
C) a narrative
D) an elegy
E) an ode
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) climax
B) exposition
C) prologue
D) epilogue
E) middle
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) free verse
B) consonance
C) verse
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) a soliloquy
E) farce
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) assonance
B) satire
C) rhythm
D) digression
E) alliteration
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) protagonist
B) villian
C) heroine
D) tragic-hero
E) hero
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) simile
B) hyperbole
C) personification
D) metaphor
E) irony
  • 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) epilogue
B) picaresque
C) symbolism
D) imagery
E) flashback
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) supports the protagonist
B) creates the atmosphere
C) disguises as the antagonist
D) creates cosmic relief
E) directs the action
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) romance
B) ballad
C) eulogy
D) folktale
E) pastoral
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) ballad
B) ode
C) metaphor
D) elegy
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) autobiography
B) essay
C) biography
D) selfism
E) diary
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) setting
B) language
C) mood
D) theme
E) style
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) have similar spellings
B) convey meaning
C) sound alike
D) are disjointed
E) are paralled lines
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) passage
B) act
C) diction
D) genre
E) verse
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) plot
B) denouement
C) climax
D) conflict
E) relief
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) personification
B) simile
C) contrast
D) metaphor
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) alliteration
B) personification
C) simile
D) metaphor
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) creative
B) tautological
C) romantic
D) epistolary
E) letter writing
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) climax
B) resolution
C) enjambment
D) denouement
E) solution
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) diction
B) setting
C) tone
D) words
E) mood
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) entertain us
B) strengthen and beautify us
C) educate and entertain us
D) educate us
E) all of above
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) litotes
B) euphemism
C) onomatopoeia
D) criticism
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) onomatopoeia
B) hyperbole
C) metaphor
D) oxymoron
E) synaesthesia
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) tells a story or tale
B) argues in a narrative manner
C) preaches a sermon
D) propounds a philosophy
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