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Quiz on different genre and their origin for A Level study.
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Which of the following is a classic thriller writer?
Julian Barnes
Frederick Forsyth
Stephen King
Shakespeare
2
Who is the originator of the Gothic genre?
William Blake
Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker
Horace Walpole
3
What are some of the typical language features in comedies?
Similes, metaphors, imagery
juxtaposition, oxymoron
Puns, sarcasm, slapstick
Adjacency pairs, deixis, pauses
4
When did adventure become a popular genre?
Mid 19th century
Latter part of 18th century
early 19th century
17th century
5
Which of the following is not a key aspect of high fantasy?
mythological creatures
hero follows a quest
the use of technology
hero struggles against a villain
6
What are earliest examples of the horror genre?
stories by Edgar Allan Poe
Horace Warpole Gothic stories
folklores and legends
nursery rhymes
7
What is one of the earliest examples of science fiction?
Frankenstein
Time Machine
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Utopia
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What are some of the key characters in science fiction?
Superheroes
Aliens
Robots
damsel in distress
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Out of which tradition did comedy arise?
Greek festival of Dionysus
Chinese shadowplays
Medieval Mummer plays
Shakespeare
10
Out of what tradition did fairy tales arise?
It arose from Biblical stories
Out of the printing tadition
Short story writing tradition
Oral storytelling tradition dating back 6000 years
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When does comedy date back to?
486 BC
6000 BC
367 BC
54 AD
12
Which of the following are typical aspects of the adventure genre?
Tension, suspense
A quest
Comedy
potential danger or threat
13
Which if these early texts are considered first examples of the thriller genre?
Gilgamesh
Snowwhite
Homer's Odyssey
I, Robot
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What is the basic outline of a thriller plotline?
Two people fall in love
Helper and hero work against each other
Damsel in distress needs saving
Anatagonist is pitched against protagonist
15
When did the word Fairy Tale first occur?
First used in letters by Hans Christian Anderson
Coined by Madame d'Aulnoy
First used in the Middle Ages
Brothers Grim used it
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Which other genre are linked to fairy tales?
Myths and legends
Folklore, fables
Adventure
Horror
17
What is often a theme in dystopian fiction?
The exaggeration of oppressive political regimes
The death of all main characters
A happy ending
a dark setting
