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