Literary Terms Quiz

What is the definition of "autobiography"?

• A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

• Writing about a person's life written by that person

What does "autograph" mean?

• The writing of one's own name

• A word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning

Which term refers to a written list of all the books used in a report or book?

• Biography

• Bibliography

What is a "biography"?

• A book written about a person's life

• Writing about a person's life written by that person

What does "cartography" involve?

• Writing about a person's life written by that person

• Mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

What is a "homograph"?

• A word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning

• A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

• The use of light to record an image using a camera

• A device that writes down the movements of the earth

What is a "paragraph"?

• A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

• A book written about a person's life

• The writing of one's own name

• A device that turns the writing on records into sound

What is a "phonograph"?

• A device that turns the writing on records into sound

• The use of light to record an image using a camera

• A device that writes down the movements of the earth

• A word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning

What does "photography" involve?

• The use of light to record an image using a camera

• Writing about a person's life written by that person

• A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

• A device that writes down the movements of the earth

What is a "seismograph" used for?

• A device that writes down the movements of the earth

• The writing of one's own name

• A book written about a person's life

• Mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts