1) Expressions or ideas that have been used so often that they have lost their expensive power are called
A. clichés
B. obsolete
C. tautology
D. archaic
The correct answer is clichés (A)

2) The choice of appropriate words to convey the author’s thoughts is called
A. idiomatic language
B. setting
C. figure of speech
D. diction
The correct answer is diction (D)

3) The most intense part of a conflict is the
A. resolution
B. climax
C. denouement
D. deus ex machina
The correct answer is climax (B)

4) Story-line is the same as
A. structure
B. setting
C. form
D. plot
The correct answer is plot (D)

5) The choice and use of words in a literary work is termed
A. setting
B. the author’s mannerism
C. diction
D. the author’s point of view
The correct answer is diction (C)

6) The arrangement of incidents in a novel is known as
A. structure
B. diction
C. theme
D. appreciation
The correct answer is structure (A)

7) A well developed character in a novel is known as
A. an intelligent character
B. a beautiful character
C. an active character
D. a round character
The correct answer is a round character (D)

8) The plot of a story tells the reader about
A. what happens to the characters in a story
B. how the characters are framed in a story
C. the development of the events in the story
D. the place where the character’s story occurs
The correct answer is the development of the events in the story (C)

9) A character that develops during the course of events in a literary work is a
A. flat character
B. static character
C. round character
D. stock character
The correct answer is round character (C)

10) Literature is best described as a
A. compilation of folk tales
B. record of past norms
C. totality of man’s life experience
D. story of great men and women
The correct answer is totality of man’s life experience (C)

11) Denouement is the
A. solution of the mystery in a play
B. resolution of misunderstanding in drama
C. unknotting of plot
D. pursuing of a common cause
The correct answer is resolution of misunderstanding in drama (B)

12) The overriding message of a piece of writing is the
A. theme
B. plot
C. setting
D. flashback
The correct answer is theme (A)

13) The term used to designate categories to which literary works belong is called
A. class
B. division
C. form
D. genre
E. style
The correct answer is genre (D)

14) An anti-social action taken by the tragic hero which results in a catastrophe is called
A. anagnorisis
B. premonition
C. hamartia
D. empathy
Hamartia: This is a literary device that reflects a character’s tragic or fatal flaw, or mistake in judgment, that
ultimately leads to their downfall. It is also called tragic flaw.

15) Flashback in a literary work helps to
A. fill the missing link
B. reveal the characters’ mindsets
C. place the story in proper perspective
D. relate events that are extraneous to the story
The correct answer is fill the missing link (A)
It gives information on events that took place before the current or present one, which aids clarify issues.

16) Genres of literature’ aptly describes
A. tragedy, comedy, tragi-comedy
B. ode, elegy, sonnet
C. short story, novel, autobiography
D. poetry, prose, drama
The correct answer is poetry, prose, drama (D)

17) When a character in a literary work exists primarily to enhance, through contrast, the portrayal of the personal
traits of another character, that first character is a
A. protagonist
B. antagonist
C. mirror character
D. foil
The correct answer is foil (B)
Foil in literature, is a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.

18) In a work of literature, plot is constructed on
A. the principles of conflict
B. exciting and memorable episodes
C. the use of figurative language
D. recurring events
The correct answer is recurring events (D)

19) In literary work, setting refers to the
A. starting point of the story
B. sum total of physical, social and historical circumstances
C. orderly arrangement of episodes
D. point at which the fortunes of the hero begin to decline
The correct answer is starting point of the story (A)

20) The main distinguishing feature of literature is that it
A. tells untrue stories
B. is relevant to life
C. deals with exciting and memorable events
D. presents fictional accounts of human experience
The correct answer is presents fictional accounts of human experience (D)