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