WorksheetsWorld Literature Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A pattern in storytelling, such as a hero, monster, or sidekick, is called...
satire
metaphor
archetype
theme
The life lesson or message of a story is...
theme
metaphor
parody
characterization
The opposite of what you expect to happen is...
metaphor
irony
archetype
theme
When the reader knows more than a character knows, it is called ___ irony.
verbal
dramatic
situational
Saying that opposite of what you mean, or sarcasm, is ___ irony.
verbal
dramatic
situational
What does the word odyssey mean?
journey
victory
god-like
proud
Which of the following is NOT a Russian author?
Leo Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov
Guy de Maupassant
Imitating or copying a story in a funny way is called...
theme
metaphor
archetype
parody
Using humor to criticize something is called...
satire
plot
symbolism
archetype
How much land does a man need?
10 acres
six feet from head to foot
none
as much as he wants
Tanka and Haiku are types of...
poetry
novels
satire
irony
The story "Saboteur" by Ha Jin, in which Mr. Chiu is falsely accused of a crime, takes place in...
Egypt
China
Poland
Brazil
Guy de Maupassant, who write "The Jewels" and "A Vendetta" is from...
Canada
Norway
India
France
In the story "Like the Sun" , the main character decides to tell only ___ for one day.
the truth
lies
In "The Demon Lover", the main character thinks about ___ when she returns to her house in London during World War II.
her missing fiance, who was a soldier
how she will earn more money
her childhood home
the dangers she faces in the war
The story "In the Shadow of War", in which a young boys sees soldiers shoot a woman, takes place in...
Aisa
Africa
Europe
South America
In "The Bet", a lawyer bets he can stay in ____ for fifteen years.
solitary confinement
the city
a basement
an apple tree
In "No Witchcraft for Sale", Gideon saves Teddy's ___ from a snake bite.
eyes
hand
leg
foot
In "No Witchcraft for Sale", Gideon refuses to show the scientists...
the plant he used to save Teddy
his recipe for soup
the snake that bit Teddy
Which of the following does NOT happen in The Odyssey?
Odysseus tries to return home to his wife Penelope.
Odysseus is disguised as an old man.
Odysseus travels from island to island.
Odysseus poisons the Trojan soldiers.
In "Federigo's Falcon", the falcon
is killed and eaten.
given as a wedding present.
kills the neighbor's cat
Hercules takes place in...
Ancient Greece
present-day England
Russia in the 1800s
The Hero's Journey, a pattern seen in many stories, is an example of
theme
setting
archetype
In Don Quxiote, the main character fights ___ thinking that they are giants.
peasants
windmills
horses
Don Quxiote by Miguel Cervantes is a novel that makes fun of stories about knights. It is an example of...
suspense
parody
charcterizaton
