Literature Quiz

What best defines literature?

• Any written text used in communication

• Only books written in ancient times

• Written works with artistic and intellectual value

• All nonfiction books

Why is literature important in society?

• It provides exact scientific facts

• It reflects human experiences and values

• It replaces history books

• It promotes technology

What is a metaphor?

• A word that imitates a sound

• A comparison between two unrelated things without using “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the initial consonant sound

• A story that teaches a moral

Which literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Personification

• Simile

What is foreshadowing?

• When the story ends suddenly

• A type of irony

• A hint about what will happen later in the story

• A character’s inner conflict

What is the setting of a story?

• The problem faced by the main character

• The time and place where the story occurs

• The lesson of the story

• The sequence of events

What is the climax in a short story?

• The beginning of the story

• The description of characters

• The most intense or turning point of the story

• The moral lesson

Which element refers to the people involved in the story?

• Theme

• Plot

• Characters

• Setting

What is rhyme in poetry?

• The message of the poem

• Repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines

• The number of syllables per line

• The form of a stanza

What is imagery in poetry?

• A rhyming word

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• A repeated line

• The structure of the poem