Literature-in-English

Question 1

1An epistolary novel is written in the form of

Hard

A. newspaper headlines B. stage scripts C. letters or documents D. poems

Question 2

2Writing that mocks people's faults or society to bring about change is

Easy

A. elegy B. satire C. ode D. tragedy

Question 3

3A story in which characters and events stand for ideas, such as good and evil, is

Easy

A. a farce B. a biography C. an allegory D. a sonnet

Question 4

4A character whose qualities contrast with another's, highlighting them, is a

Medium

A. narrator B. chorus C. foil D. protagonist

Question 5

5A static character

Easy

A. does not change in the story B. is a villain C. changes greatly D. is the narrator

Question 6

6Verisimilitude in fiction refers to

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A. the length of a novel B. its cover design C. the appearance of being true or real D. its rhyme

Question 7

7A story told through a sequence of letters is

Medium

A. an allegory B. a novella C. an epistolary novel D. a picaresque novel

Question 8

8Characterisation is

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A. the plot B. the way a writer presents and develops characters C. the rhyme D. the setting

Question 9

9A character who changes and develops during a story is a

Easy

A. flat character B. round (dynamic) character C. stock character D. foil

Question 10

10When the audience knows something that a character does not, this is

Easy

A. situational irony B. verbal irony C. satire D. dramatic irony