Genres and Subgenres of Literature

What is another word (synonym) for genre?

• kind

• type

• category

• all of these

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Which type of literature features made up stories from an author's imagination?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

• none of these

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Which genre includes mysteries, romances, and adventure stories?

• science fiction

• folktales

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

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Which genre of fiction is ALWAYS set in the past?

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

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Which genre of fiction includes the sub-genres of myths, fables, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales?

• folktales

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• science fiction

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What genre is the story A World Away?

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• folktale

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What genre is the story Bienvenue, Mr. Lindbergh!

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• folktale

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What subgenre of folktale is the story Arachne's Web?

• fairy tale

• myth

• fable

• legend

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What subgenre of folktale is the story, Maui?

• myth

• fable

• fairy tale

• tall tale

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True or False: Some stories can "crossover" and contain elements of more than one genre.

• True

• False