FICTION AND NON-FICTION
MCQs:
1.Which of the following is a characteristic
of fiction?
a) It
presents factual information.
b) It is
always based on real events.
c) It
involves imaginary stories/ characters.
d) It is
primarily intended for instructional purposes.
2.Who is the author of the classic novel
"Pride and Prejudice"?
a) Charles
Dickens b) Jane Austen
c) Mark
Twain d) Emily Brontë
3.Which literary term describes the time and
place in which a story unfolds?
a) Theme b)
Plot
c) Setting d)
Characterization
4.In fiction, what is the term for the central
problem or struggle that characters face and must resolve?
a) Climax b)
Resolution
c) Conflict d)
Denouement
5.Which of the following is a work of fiction
by George Orwell that explores a dystopian society under totalitarian rule?
a) Brave New
World b)Fahrenheit 451
c) 1984 d)The
Catcher in the Rye
6.Who is the author of the classic novel
"Moby-Dick," which tells the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest
to hunt down a white whale?
a) Charles
Dickens b) Nathaniel Hawthorne
c) Herman
Melville d) Edgar Allan Poe
7.Which literary term describes the sequence
of events that make up the main storyline of a work of fiction?
a) Theme b)
Plot
c) Setting d)
Characterization
8.Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores
themes of wealth, excess, and the American Dream during the Jazz Age?
a) The Great
Gatsby
b)To Kill a Mockingbird
c) The
Catcher in the Rye d) Of Mice and Men
9.Who is the author of the novel "To Kill
a Mockingbird," which deals with themes of racism and social injustice in
the American South?
a) F. Scott
Fitzgerald b) John Steinbeck
c) Harper
Lee d)
J.D. Salinger
10.Which novel by George Orwell explores the
dystopian society of Oceania and the totalitarian rule of Big Brother?
a)
"1984" b) "Brave New World"
c)
"Fahrenheit 451" d) "The
Handmaid's Tale"
11.In Charles Dickens' novel "Great
Expectations," who is the mysterious benefactor who provides for Pip's
education and future?
a) Estella b)
Miss Havisham
c) Abel Magwitch d) Joe Gargery
12.Which novel by Jane Austen tells the story
of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy and is known for its exploration of social
class and marriage?
a)
"Sense and Sensibility" b)
"Emma"
c)
"Pride and Prejudice" d)
"Mansfield Park"
13.Who wrote the novel "The Catcher in
the Rye," which follows the experiences of the teenage protagonist Holden
Caulfield in New York City?
a) J.K.
Rowling b) J.D. Salinger
c) Mark
Twain d) Ernest Hemingway
14.What is the title of the novel by Gabriel
GarcÃa Márquez that tells the story of the BuendÃa family in the fictional town
of Macondo?
a) "One
Hundred Years of Solitude" b)
"Love in the Time of Cholera"
c)
"Chronicle of a Death Foretold"
d) "The Autumn of the
Patriarch"
15.In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein,"
the name of the scientist who creates a human-like creature is
a) Dr.
Jekyll b) Dr. Moreau
c) Dr.
Frankenstein d) Dr. Hyde
16.Which novel by Leo Tolstoy is considered a
classic of Russian literature and explores the lives of five aristocratic
families during the Napoleonic era?
a) War and
Peace b) Crime and Punishment
c) Anna
Karenina d) The Brothers Karamazov
17.Who is the author of the novel "The
Great Gatsby," which portrays the decadence and excess of the Roaring Twenties?
a) Ernest
Hemingway b) F. Scott
Fitzgerald
c) John
Steinbeck d) William Faulkner
18.Which classic novel by Charlotte Brontë
tells the story of the orphaned governess Jane Eyre and her complex
relationship with Mr. Rochester?
a)Wuthering
Heights b)Sense and Sensibility
c) Jane Eyre d)Mansfield
Park
19.Who is the author of the novel "The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which follows the journey of a young boy
and a runaway slave along the Mississippi River?
a) Mark
Twain b) Nathaniel Hawthorne
c) Henry
James d) Walt Whitman
20.What novel by Margaret Atwood explores a
dystopian society in which women are subjugated and fertility is rare, leading
to the rise of "Handmaids"?
a) "The
Bell Jar" b) "The
Handmaid's Tale"
c) "The
Yellow Wallpaper" d) "The
Road"
21.In which novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky does
the character Raskolnikov commit a murder and grapple with the moral and
psychological consequences?
a) "War
and Peace" b) "The Brothers
Karamazov"
c)
"Crime and Punishment" d)
"Anna Karenina"
22.Who wrote the novel "The Picture of
Dorian Gray," in which a young man's portrait ages while he remains
youthful, reflecting his moral decay?
a) H.G.
Wells b)
Oscar Wilde
c) Bram
Stoker d) Mary Shelley
23.What is the term for the point of greatest
tension and conflict in a story, often marking a turning point in the plot?
a) Climax b)
Resolution
c) Conflict d)
Denouement
24.What is non-fiction literature primarily
concerned with?
a) Creating
imaginary worlds and characters.
b) Conveying
factual information and real events.
c)
Entertaining readers with fictional stories.
d) Exploring
moral and ethical dilemmas.
25.Who is the author of the non-fiction book
"The Diary of a Young Girl," detailing her experiences during the Holocaust?
a) Maya
Angelou b) Anne Frank
c) Harper
Lee d) George Orwell
26.What genre of non-fiction writing aims to
inform and educate readers about a specific topic?
a) Memoir b) Biography
c) Essay d)
Expository
27.Which non-fiction work by Charles Darwin
introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a) "The
Origin of Species"
b) "The
Autobiography of Charles Darwin"
c) "On
the Origin of Life"
d) "The
Descent of Man"
28.What is a personal account of one's own
life and experiences, typically written in the first person?
a) Biography b) Autobiography
c) Memoir d)
Essay
Answers:
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1.C |
2.B |
3.C |
4.C |
5.C |
6.C |
7.B |
8.A |
9.C |
10.A |
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11.C |
12.C |
13.B |
14.A |
15.C |
16.A |
17.B |
18.C |
19.A |
20.B |
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21.C |
22.B |
23.A |
24.B |
25.B |
26.D |
27.A |
28.B |
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