LET REVIEW - Contemporary Popular and Emergent Literature

Question 1

Which of the following is not true about haiku?

Accepted Answer

It has three lines that rhyme with one another.

Question 2

Which CN form discusses a topic or recalls an experience that has an apparent emotional impact to the writer?

Accepted Answer

personal essay

Question 3

Which of the following is not a form of creative nonfiction?

Accepted Answer

straight news

Question 4

In what subgenre of horror fiction can “Carrie” by Stephen King be best categorized?

Accepted Answer

dark fantasy

Question 5

Which among the statements is true?

Accepted Answer

All fantasy fiction is speculative.

Question 6

Which statement is not true about speculative fiction?

Accepted Answer

It only includes fantasy and science fiction.

Question 7

Among the following novels of Nicholas Sparks, which one was adapted into a film the latest?

Accepted Answer

The Choice

Question 8

Which of the following is not another term for popular literature?

Accepted Answer

literary fiction

Question 9

What does the word “creative” in creative nonfiction suggest?

Accepted Answer

It uses literary techniques and devices.

Question 10

What is the main end achievement of a teenage character in a coming-of-age YA fiction?

Accepted Answer

maturity

Question 11

Which of the following is not true about themes of young adult (YA) and adult fiction?

Accepted Answer

Young adult fiction deal only with trivial themes.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a possible foundation for a mystery work?

Accepted Answer

a romantic relationship

Question 13

In what form of emergent literature does Ernest Hemingway’s “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” belong?

Accepted Answer

flash fiction

Question 14

What category of flash fiction allows one to write a short literary piece with a maximum of 280 characters?

Accepted Answer

twitterature

Question 15

Which short poetic forms have five lines?

Accepted Answer

tanka and cinquain

Question 16

Which of the following is not the prime goal of a horror fiction?

Accepted Answer

make the audience/reader investigate

Question 17

In Greek mythology, which war was the inspiration for Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series?

Accepted Answer

Titanomachy

Question 18

Which characteristic of young adult fiction puts the teenage protagonists at the center stage to shine?

Accepted Answer

riddance of adult figures

Question 19

What form of emergent literature is characterized as heroine-centered narrative?

Accepted Answer

chick lit

Question 20

Which point of view is the least used in writing fiction?

Accepted Answer

second-person

Question 21

Which of the following is not a key difference between young adult fiction and adult fiction?

Accepted Answer

the age of who reads them

Question 22

What is the importance of cover-ups in a mystery fiction formula?

Accepted Answer

It conceals the killer.

Question 23

How does contemporary teen romance appeal to its teenage audience?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 24

In which category does John Green’s Paper Towns belong?

Accepted Answer

young adult fiction

Question 25

Who authored The Bluest Eye and Beloved which became significant contributions to the African American Literature?

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Question 26

Which is not true about the hero in a mystery?

Accepted Answer

He/she must be a police or investigator.

Question 27

What term specifically describes science fiction works that addresses the sciences involving human behavior?

Accepted Answer

soft science fiction

Question 28

Which statement is true about suspense?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 29

Which is a common issue in a fantasy fiction?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 30

19. What subgenre of mystery fiction follows a familiar plot, the mechanics of investigation by people of authority?

Accepted Answer

police procedurals

Question 31

What could be the best possible scenario in a mix of speculative sci-fi and speculative fantasy?

Accepted Answer

superheroes

Question 32

Which of the following is not true about contemporary literature?

Accepted Answer

writings completed before 1940

Question 33

Which of the following is not a form of fiction?

Accepted Answer

essay

Question 34

What is the scare appeal of non-supernatural subgenre of horror fiction?

Accepted Answer

the possibility of events to occur in real life

Question 35

Which of the following is not a common element in a science fiction?

Accepted Answer

dark arts and sorcery

Question 36

Which of the following themes are least explored in Gayle Forman’s If I Stay?

Accepted Answer

discovery and coming-of-age

Question 37

Which literature is written with the intent of fitting into a specific genre to appeal to familiar readers?

Accepted Answer

popular literature

Question 38

Which of the following is not true about poetry?

Accepted Answer

It is straightforward and literal.

Question 39

Why is young adult fiction more considered as a category, not a genre?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 40

Which of the following genre is the least connected to speculative fiction?

Accepted Answer

historical fiction

LET REVIEW - Contemporary Popular and Emergent Literature

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LET REVIEW - Contemporary Popular and Emergent Literature

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