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NATURE, ESSENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LITERATURE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

Literature is not only about human ideas, thoughts, and feelings but also about (a)   .

2.

“literature” is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the (a)   .

3.

What is the function of literature when it preserves the language of every civilization from where it originated?

a)

Cultural function

b)

Ideological function

c)

Linguistic function

d)

Entertainment Function

4.

What is the function of literature when it teaches us many things about the human experience?

a)

Ideological function

b)

Entertainment Function

c)

Linguistic function

d)

Educational function

5.

What is the function of literature when it shows how society works around us?

a)

Historical function

b)

Social and Political function

c)

Cultural function

d)

Moral function

6.

Contemporary literature is written about for the elite class.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Contemporary literature is well-defined, realistic, highly developed characters in realistic, sometimes harsh environments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

What are the popular genres of contemporary literature?

a)

flash fiction

b)

slam poetry

c)

short stories

d)

epic

e)

plays

9.

The literary innovations of contemporary literature were largely influenced by the (a)   .

10.

Because the contemporary era also deals with current time, an increasingly popular trend in media today is (a)   .

11.

Popular literature includes those writings intended for the masses and those that find favor with large audiences.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

William Shakespeare is now regarded as a creator of artistic literature.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Popular literature has also come to include such genres as (a)   .

14.

Popular literature is fiction that deals with (a)   .

15.

Popular literature is designed primarily to (a)   .