Free Printable Final Exam in Contemporary Popular and Emerging Literature

1.

Which of the following best defines a fiction story?

a)

A true account of historical events.

b)

A narrative that is created from the author's imagination.

c)

A scientific article based on empirical research.

d)

A philosophical treatise on reality.

2.

What is the primary function of the setting in a fictional story?

a)

To provide historical context.

b)

To establish the mood and atmosphere.

c)

To create a protagonist.

d)

To introduce the conflict.

3.

Which of the following statements best demonstrates an understanding of the term "narrative point of view" in fiction?

a)

The narrative point of view is the moral lesson of the story.

b)

It is the perspective from which the story is told.

c)

It refers to the length of the story.

d)

It is the author's biography.

4.

Put these in order according to how they should be placed in the story:
Inciting Action, Climax, Resolution, Rising Action, Introduction, and Falling Action

a)

Resolution, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Introduction, then the Inciting Action

b)

Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Resolution, Climax, then the Falling Action

c)

Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, then the Introduction

d)

Introduction, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, then the Resolution

5.

What happens in the rising action?

a)

It is the turning point, high point, or main event in a story.

b)

The result of the climax and the events leading t the conclusion/resolution

c)

The event that starts the story.

d)

The events that lead up to the climax.

6.

The climax is the part of the story where ______________.

a)

The event that starts the story happens.

b)

The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.

c)

The story ends.

d)

We meet our characters, and learn our setting.

7.

Within the falling action are the ___________.

a)

results of the climax and events leading to the conclustion

b)

details as to how the story ends

c)

characters, setting, and opening situations in a story

d)

turning points of the story

8.

The resolution is where the story ______________.

a)

has the final outcome

b)

introduces characters and setting

c)

has an event that starts the story

d)

shows when and where the story takes place

9.

A struggle between a character and 1 or more opposing force is called the _________.

a)

Point of View

b)

Conflict

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

10.

Character vs. Nature is when

a)

Two or more characters in conflict

b)

Environmental conflict such as a hurricane

c)

A character in conflict with societal norms/values, stereotypes

d)

Internal/mental conflict

11.

A perspective from which a story is told in 1st or 3rd person is called the __________.

a)

Conflict

b)

Plot

c)

Point of View

d)

Setting

12.

Theme is __________.

a)

The message or truth about life carried by the story.

b)

When something happens that is unexpected.

c)

When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.

d)

Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.

13.

Foreshadowing is ___________

a)

When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion

b)

The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.

c)

Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come

d)

The author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)

14.

Different from suspense, _______ is the way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Conflict

d)

Symbolism

15.

When something such as an image, object, or person are used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Irony

d)

Symbolism

16.

Character vs. Society is when

a)

Internal/mental conflict

b)

A character in conflict with societal

c)

Environmental conflict such as a hurricane

d)

Two or more characters in conflict

17.

Character vs. Character is when

a)

A character in conflict with societal

b)

Internal/mental conflict

c)

Two or more characters in conflict

d)

Environmental conflict such as a hurricane

18.

Character vs. Him/herself is when

a)

Environmental conflict such as a hurricane

b)

A character in conflict with societal

c)

Internal/mental conflict

d)

Two or more characters in conflict

19.

What kind of character does not change or grow?

a)

Flat character

b)

Antagonist

c)

Static character

d)

Dynamic character

20.

What word describes the feeling of uncertainty or curiosity?

a)

Foreshadow

b)

Suspense

c)

Melancholy

d)

Foreboding

21.

What is another term for the character that causes conflict with the main character?

a)

Antagonist

b)

Looser

c)

Protagonist

d)

Hero

22.

Consider the fragment: “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.”

The tone here is

a)

A) Joyful

b)

B) Expectant

c)

C) Gloomy

d)

D) Pessimistic

e)

C and D

23.

Consider the fragment: “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.”

The point of view here is

a)

Second person

b)

Third person omniscient

c)

First person

d)

Third person limited

24.

The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.

a)

3rd person objective

b)

3rd person limited

c)

3rd Person omniscient

d)

1st person

25.

The city had been destroyed. Shopkeepers had been robbed and beaten, their businesses destroyed. Each day became harder and harder for the poor, ravaged members of the community who managed to survive.
What is the mood of the passage?

a)

romantic

b)

sorrowful

c)

joyful

d)

suspenseful

26.

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

a)

He tapped his foot anxiously.

b)

"I wouldn't trust that man," said Ma.

c)

Frank was a shy, quiet person.

d)

Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.

27.

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

a)

Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.

b)

Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test and she tugged her hair anxiously.

c)

Marcia was a nervous person.

d)

Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.

28.

What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?

a)

The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.

b)

The falling action is when the character solves the conflict, and the resolution is when the character is attempting to solve the problem.

c)

The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.

d)

The falling action is when the conflict is getting better, and the resolution is when the conflict is completely solved.

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

Ernest Hemingway

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

33.

William Wordsworth

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

34.

Lord Byron

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

35.

Mitch Albom

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

36.

Stephen King

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

37.

Haruki Murakami

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

38.

Mary Shelley

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

39.

Maya Angelou

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

40.

J.K. Rowling

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

41.

Jane Austen

a)

Contemporary

b)

Not Contemporary

42.

It has inconsistent meter that is also known as "free verse".

a)

Contemporary Literature

b)

Modern Poetry

c)

Ancient Poetry

d)

Poet

43.

The earliest form of poetry was believed to be ___________?

a)

Danced and acted

b)

Presented and published

c)

Sung and recited

d)

Known

44.

He is one of the world's most influential poet who wrote the infamous Sonnet 18.

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Oliver De La Paz

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

William Shakespeare

45.

It is a Greek word which means "to scatter about".

a)

Diaspora

b)

Sonnet

c)

Poetry

d)

Literature

46.

The hostile consequences of the second world war transformed this type of literature into acquiring existential themes.

a)

Essay

b)

Contemporary Poetry

c)

Poetry

d)

Short story

47.

Who among the following is NOT a Contemporary poet?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Marilyn Nelson

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Maki Dela Rosa

48.

Which among the following is a Contemporary Poem?

a)

Voyage of the Sable Venus

b)

Sonnet 18

c)

Daffodils

d)

A Psalm of Life

49.

Which among the following is TRUE about Contemporary Poetry?

a)

It allows poets to have a rational sense of freedom.

b)

It is also known as "overflowing verse"

c)

It uses consistent meter.

d)

All of the above

50.

Author of "Jane Eyre"

a)

Charlotte Bronte

b)

Emily Bronte

c)

Mary Shelly

d)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

51.

Stories that have a relationship issue as the main focus

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Scenes

c)

Doodle Fiction

d)

Romance

52.

Type of Romance literature where settings are usually in distant regions and the stories features dark and compelling characters

a)

Mystery Romance

b)

Gothic Romance

c)

Historical Romance

d)

Contemporary Romance

53.

Type of Romance literature that appears romantic due to the adventure and wildness of time

a)

Mystery Romance

b)

Gothic Romance

c)

Historical Romance

d)

Contemporary Romance

54.

Type of Romance literature that focuses on love relationship and has happy ending

a)

Mystery Romance

b)

Gothic Romance

c)

Historical Romance

d)

Contemporary Romance

55.

A genre of fiction literature whose content is imaginative, but based in science

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Hard Science Fiction

c)

Soft Science Fiction

d)

Digital Fiction

56.

It is characterized by a focus on social sciences

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Hard Science Fiction

c)

Soft Science Fiction

d)

Digital Fiction

57.

It strictly follows scientific facts and principles

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Hard Science Fiction

c)

Soft Science Fiction

d)

Digital Fiction

58.

It is relatively recently recognized "Genre" that involves writing from personal experience or other people's experience

a)

Hard Science Fiction

b)

Doodle Fiction

c)

Creative Non-Fiction

d)

Digital Fictions

59.

It allows you to show your readers the story instead of telling them what happened

a)

Point of View

b)

Scenes

c)

Graphic Novel

d)

Authenticity

60.

The Diary of A Wimpy Kid is an example of

a)

Hard Science Fiction

b)

Doodle Fiction

c)

Creative Non-Fiction

d)

Digital Fictions

61.

It requires the reader interacts with the narrative throughout the reading experience

a)

Hard Science Fiction

b)

Doodle Fiction

c)

Creative Non-Fiction

d)

Digital Fictions

62.

These are set up similarly to comics with detailed art panels containing bubble speech

a)

Manga

b)

Graphic Novel

c)

Illustrated Novel

d)

Comic Books

63.

A type of comic book that features arts in narrative form, uses pictures to tell story

a)

Manga

b)

Graphic Novel

c)

Illustrated Novel

d)

Comic Books

64.

It refers to an extended narrative with multiple images that, together with the text, produce meaning

a)

Manga

b)

Graphic Novel

c)

Illustrated Novel

d)

Comic Books

65.

Employing literary devices used in fiction to craft a great piece or creative non-fiction

a)

Point of View

b)

Scenes

c)

Graphic Novel

d)

Authenticity

66.

Author's presence in the story

a)

Point of View

b)

Scenes

c)

Graphic Novel

d)

Authenticity

67.

It is derived from so-called funny pages that were found in late 19th and early 20th century paper

a)

Manga

b)

Graphic Novel

c)

Illustrated Novel

d)

Comic Books

68.

It is perhaps the most popular form of fictional mystery

a)

Detective Fiction

b)

Detective Mystery

c)

Creative Non-Fiction

d)

Non-fiction Mysteries

69.

A very popular genre for documentary and reality TV shows, focusing on mystery that remain unsolved or unexplainable

a)

Detective Fiction

b)

Detective Mystery

c)

Creative Non-Fiction

d)

Non-fiction Mysteries

70.

The term "contemporary literature" usually applies to anything written after World War II, it means contemporary literature is writing completed after the year ________. *

a)

1960

b)

1950

c)

1940

71.

In contemporary literature, the distinction between fiction and nonfiction can be blurred; this is referred to as __________________.

a)

crossover

b)

blurred

c)

options

72.

Popular Literature is designed primarily to _________.

a)

argue

b)

inform

c)

entertain

73.

It’s the core argument that gives your analysis direction and prevents it from just being a collection of random observations about a text.

a)

Title

b)

Thesis

c)

Literary analysis

74.

A thesis question is called what?

a)

Prompt

b)

Quote

c)

Signpost

75.

You can end with a brief indication of what’s coming up in the main body of the essay. This is called ______________.

a)

Prompting

b)

Quoting

c)

Signposting

76.

This part of a literary analysis shouldn’t introduce any new quotations or arguments. Instead, it’s about wrapping up the essay. Here, you summarize your key points and try to emphasize their significance to the reader.

a)

Introduction

b)

Body

c)

Conclusion

77.

In a contemporary literature, the dialogue is ____________ and conversational and often includes regional dialects.

a)

neutral

b)

informal

c)

formal

78.

The events in a contemporary literature are events that could happen ___________________.

a)

in real life

b)

in the past

c)

only in fantasy

79.

It is a type of argumentative essay where you need to analyze elements such as the language, perspective, and structure of the text, and explain how the author uses literary devices to create effects and convey ideas.

a)

Argumentative essay

b)

Reading a text

c)

Literary analysis

80.

Bonus question: What's my middle name?

(a)

Final Exam in Contemporary Popular and Emerging Literature

Total questions: 80

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