Question 1

Biography written with the permission, cooperation, and, at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs is called&#10;A)Secular autobiography&#10;B)Spiritual autobiography&#10;C)Legacy writing&#10;D)Authorized biography

Accepted Answer

An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and often participation of the subject or the subject's heirs. This ensures that the biographer has access to personal stories, documents, and insights that might not be available otherwise, providing a comprehensive and accurate account of the individual's life.

Question 2

'Parallel Lives' was written by&#10;A)Plutarch&#10;B)Goethe&#10;C)Montaigne&#10;D)Dryden

Accepted Answer

'Parallel Lives' is a series of biographies of famous Greek and Roman men, paired to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings, written by Plutarch.

Question 3

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;is the source of Shakespeare's Roman plays&#10;A)Parallel Lives&#10;B)The Invisible Man&#10;C)The Prelude&#10;D)On the Road

Accepted Answer

Shakespeare's Roman plays, such as "Julius Caesar," "Antony and Cleopatra," and "Coriolanus," were primarily based on "Parallel Lives" by Plutarch, a series of biographies of famous Greek and Roman men, highlighting their common moral virtues or failings.

Question 4

The record of the lives of Christian saints based on legends rather than on facts is called&#10;A)Secular autobiography&#10;B)spiritual autobiography&#10;C)hagiographoies&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

Hagiographies are biographies of saints or venerated persons in Christian traditions, often focusing on their virtuous deeds and miracles, and are typically based more on legends and religious beliefs than on verifiable facts.

Question 5

'Le Morte d'Arthur' was written by&#10;A)John Henry Newman&#10;B)Goethe&#10;C)Montaigne&#10;D)Thomas Malory

Accepted Answer

'Le Morte d'Arthur' is a reworking of the Arthurian legends by Sir Thomas Malory, first published in 1485.

Question 6

Isaac Walton wrote the short biographies of Donne and Herbert in his&#10;A)Lives&#10;B)Parallel Lives&#10;C)The Prelude&#10;D)On the Road

Accepted Answer

Isaac Walton wrote short biographies of Donne and Herbert in his work titled "Lives," which is part of a larger collection of biographies.

Question 7

Who is referred to as 'the father of English essays'&#10;A)Bacon&#10;B)Montaigne&#10;C)Stevenson&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon is often referred to as the father of English essays, having popularized the essay as a literary genre in English with his collection "Essays" published in 1597, 1612, and 1625.

Question 8

The presentation of the initial situation of a fiction is called....&#10;A)exposition&#10;B)climax&#10;C)resolution&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

The exposition is the part of a story that introduces important background information to the audience, such as the setting, characters' backgrounds, and the initial situation.

Question 9

The technique used to provide clues regarding what might occur later in the story is.....&#10;A)foreshadowing&#10;B)flash back&#10;C)resolution&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing is a literary device where the writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story, often used to build anticipation in the readers.

Question 10

The technique that takes the narrative back in time is called......&#10;A)flash back&#10;B)flash forward&#10;C)forshadowing&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

Flashback is a narrative technique that allows the story to go back in time to provide viewers or readers with background information about the characters or events.

Question 11

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..reveals events that will occur in the future&#10;A)flash back&#10;B)flash forward&#10;C)foreshadowing&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..reveals events that will occur in the...

Question 12

A flash back to an earlier point in the narrative is called..........&#10;A)flash back&#10;B)flash forward&#10;C)Internal Analepsis&#10;D)external Analepsis

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The answer of A flash back to an earlier point...

Question 13

External analepsis is a &#8230;... to before the narrative started.&#10;A)flash back&#10;B)flash forward&#10;C)foreshadowing&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of External analepsis is a &#8230;... to before...

Question 14

&#8230;.....in a fiction leads to climax&#10;A)rising action&#10;B)Climax&#10;C)Exposition&#10;D)falling Action

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The answer of &#8230;.....in a fiction leads to climax&#10;A)rising action&#10;B)Climax&#10;C)Exposition&#10;D)falling...

Question 15

&#8230;..... is a phase of a fiction, where the story is about to settle down.&#10;A)falling action&#10;B)rising action&#10;C)Climax&#10;D)Exposition

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The answer of &#8230;..... is a phase of a fiction,...

Question 16

A typical character is referred to as.......&#10;A)Flat&#10;B)round cahracter&#10;C)protagonist&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of A typical character is referred to as.......&#10;A)Flat&#10;B)round...

Question 17

An individualised character is referred to as &#8230;...&#10;A)Flat&#10;B)round character&#10;C)protagonist&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of An individualised character is referred to as...

Question 18

A character whose behaviour illuminates the personality of the protagonist is.......&#10;A)Foil&#10;B)round character&#10;C)protagonist&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of A character whose behaviour illuminates the personality...

Question 19

When a text is narrated through an external narrator, it is referred to as.....&#10;A)omniscient point of view&#10;B)participating figure&#10;C)second person narration&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of When a text is narrated through an...

Question 20

In first person narrative the events are narrated by.......&#10;A)participating figure&#10;B)omniscient point of view&#10;C)second person narration&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of In first person narrative the events are...

Question 21

A context beyond the immediate surroundings of the story in the fiction is called.....&#10;A)Milieu&#10;B)country&#10;C)setting&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of A context beyond the immediate surroundings of...

Question 22

&#8230;..... is a concise form of prose fiction.&#10;A)short story&#10;B)essay&#10;C)article&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of &#8230;..... is a concise form of prose...

Question 23

&#8230;..... can be considered as a precursor of short story.&#10;A)fairy tales&#10;B)novel&#10;C)epic&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of &#8230;..... can be considered as a precursor...

Question 24

A narrative frame within which one or more of the characters proceed to tell a series of short narratives is called....&#10;A)frame story&#10;B)novel&#10;C)essay&#10;D)novella

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The answer of A narrative frame within which one or...

Deck 12: Literary Terms and Techniques for Fiction Writing