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