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PROSE Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick out the odd item

a)

Fable

b)

Epistolary

c)

Novella

d)

Tragedy

2.

Which genre is written in form of a letter

a)

Letterogue

b)

Epistle

c)

Acts

d)

Epistolary

3.

.......... is feature of Prose

a)

Acts

b)

Scenes

c)

Dialogues

d)

Chapters

4.

A prose that describes horrific scenes is

a)

Fiction

b)

Gothic

c)

Tragedy

d)

Rated

5.

...............is a story about non-real life events.

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

c)

Autobiography

d)

Memoir

6.

What category would you place this genre?

a)

Memoir

b)

Autobiography

c)

Biography

d)

Journal

7.

Which category will you place this genre?

a)

Memoir

b)

Biography

c)

Autobiography

d)

Journal

8.

What does Short Stories and Novelettes have in common?

a)

7,000 words

b)

7,500 words

c)

Content

d)

Chapters

9.

A record of your involvement in a popular situation is a/an

a)

Biography

b)

Memoir

c)

Autobiography

d)

Journal

10.

...............is the origin of a natural phenomenon.

a)

Legend

b)

Folklore

c)

History

d)

Myth

11.

The Adventures of Tam Sawyer is an example of

a)

Prose

b)

Drama

c)

Travelogue

d)

Picaresque

12.

............ is also known as a Traditional story

a)

Ballad

b)

Folktale

c)

Legend

d)

Myth

13.

To hide in plain sight...is what figure of speech?

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Irony

14.

What's the similarity between a Folktale and a Myth?

a)

There are both stories about higher beings

b)

They both contain traditional elements

c)

There passed down to generations

d)

They are both origins of a natural phenomena

15.

Why is Legend different from Folktales and Myths?

a)

It's about dead heroes

b)

The events are historic

c)

The events are not verifiable

d)

Folktale is about animals

16.

............is the origin of a natural phenomenon

a)

Folktale

b)

Folklore

c)

Legend

d)

Myth

17.

A fiction that contains use of advanced technology is called......

a)

Tech-Drama

b)

Hi-res

c)

Science-Fiction

d)

Science-Fraction

18.

A blend of Fiction and Non-Fiction is called......

a)

Friction

b)

Fraction

c)

Faction

d)

Fution

19.

Classification of Prose is based on

a)

the content

b)

the pages

c)

the number of words

d)

the number of letters

20.

............is not a Prose Classification

a)

Novelette

b)

Novella

c)

Novelle

d)

Short Story

21.

If a Prose contains 14,321 words, what classification does it belong to?

a)

Short Story

b)

Novella

c)

Novelette

d)

Novel

22.

The Lion in 'The Leader and the Led' by Niyi Osundare represents.......

a)

The Oppressed

b)

The Dictator

c)

The Leader

d)

The King

23.

Setting is divided into two:

a)

Temporal and Setting

b)

Spatial and Temporary

c)

Temporal and Spatial

d)

Spatial and Setting

24.

Prose is divided into TWO BROAD PARTS

a)

Fiction and Faction

b)

Non-Fiction and Fiction

c)

Faction, Fiction and Non-fiction

d)

Fiction and None Fiction

25.

In the poem, 'The Leader and the Led' by Niyi Osundare, which animal was described as 'riotous'?

a)

Lion

b)

Hyena

c)

Rhinoceros

d)

Warthog

26.

When the lead character name is the same as the Story title, e.g. Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, the story is termed a/an

a)

Epithet

b)

Eponym

c)

Dramonym

d)

Autonym

27.

............... Character changes in the course of the story

a)

Flat

b)

Stock

c)

Round

d)

Square

28.

The word, 'Tragedy' was formed from the word, 'Tragodia' which means

a)

Song of a Kid

b)

Song of a Goat

c)

Songs of Sorrows

d)

Songs of Happiness

29.

A noble man who falls from GRACE to GRASS in a story is called a

a)

Tragedian

b)

Tragic-Hero

c)

Unfortunate Character

d)

Fall Angel

30.

The struggle between two Protagonists in a story is called

a)

Conflict

b)

Cornflict

c)

Agon

d)

Contagion

31.

A flaw in the hero's traits that leads to his downfall is called Harmatia or (a)  

32.

A prose that contains 39,996 words is called a/an

(a)  

33.

A story about a person or events that have not been VERIFIED is CALLED a/an

(a)  

34.

Robin Hood story is an example of (a)  

35.

The Movies: TRANSFORMERS and TERMINATORS are examples of (a)  

36.

My biography is exactly 14,799 words. What is the Classification according to Prose Types?

(a)  

37.

A type of story that narrates how Italians came to earth from heaven and settled in Europe is called a/an

(a)  

38.

A poem of 10 lines is called a/an (a)   JUST WRITE ONLY ONE.

39.

That leader that focuses on ONLY the RICH and ignores the POOR is the (a)  

40.

What figure of speech is contained in the expression BELOW:

Michael Faraday's hid in plain sight for a century before discovery.

(a)