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