Vocabulary - Types of Literary Works Quiz

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Types of Literary Works Vocab

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1.
1 pts.
A short work of nonfiction prose focusing on a single topic or set of topics.   
A. essay or article
B. novel
C. play
D. short story
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2.
1 pts.
A book-length work of fiction with a variety of characters, a central plot, and several subplots. 40,000 words or longer.   
A. novella
B. play
C. vignette
D. novel
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3.
1 pts.
A dramatic work to be performed by live actors.   
A. novel
B. play
C. short story
D. song
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4.
1 pts.
A dramatic work written for film production.   
A. song
B. screenplay
C. vignette
D. novel
E. novelette
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5.
1 pts.
A very brief story, often of 1500 words or less, normally with a surprise or ironic ending.   
A. short story
B. short-short story
C. novella
D. novel
E. novelette
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6.
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A brief work of fiction that is usually less than 10,000 words. It usually has a single plot, conflict, and sequence of events. No more than a handful of characters.   
A. short-short story
B. novel
C. short story
D. vignette
E. play
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7.
1 pts.
Any work in verse written to accompany music.   
A. play
B. novella
C. short-short story
D. teleplay
E. song
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8.
1 pts.
A brief literary work that focuses on a single character, occurrence, place, or moment in time. Normally no climax or resolution, and can be fiction or nonfiction.   
A. short story
B. novel
C. vignette
D. screenplay
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9.
1 pts.
A poem which uses sentences and paragraphs rather than lines and stanzas.   
A. prose poem
B. novel
C. teleplay
D. short story
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10.
1 pts.
A dramatic work written specifically for television.   
A. play
B. teleplay
C. prose poem
D. novel
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Types of Literary Works Vocab

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1.
1 pt(s).
A short work of nonfiction prose focusing on a single topic or set of topics.
correct answer choice answer choice you marked A. essay or article
B. novel
C. play
D. short story
 
 

 
2.
1 pt(s).
A book-length work of fiction with a variety of characters, a central plot, and several subplots. 40,000 words or longer.
A. novella
B. play
C. vignette
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. novel
 
 

 
3.
1 pt(s).
A dramatic work to be performed by live actors.
A. novel
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. play
C. short story
D. song
 
 

 
4.
1 pt(s).
A dramatic work written for film production.
A. song
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. screenplay
C. vignette
D. novel
E. novelette
 
 

 
5.
1 pt(s).
A very brief story, often of 1500 words or less, normally with a surprise or ironic ending.
A. short story
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. short-short story
C. novella
D. novel
E. novelette
 
 

 
6.
1 pt(s).
A brief work of fiction that is usually less than 10,000 words. It usually has a single plot, conflict, and sequence of events. No more than a handful of characters.
A. short-short story
B. novel
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. short story
D. vignette
E. play
 
 

 
7.
1 pt(s).
Any work in verse written to accompany music.
A. play
B. novella
C. short-short story
D. teleplay
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. song
 
 

 
8.
1 pt(s).
A brief literary work that focuses on a single character, occurrence, place, or moment in time. Normally no climax or resolution, and can be fiction or nonfiction.
A. short story
B. novel
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. vignette
D. screenplay
 
 

 
9.
1 pt(s).
A poem which uses sentences and paragraphs rather than lines and stanzas.
correct answer choice answer choice you marked A. prose poem
B. novel
C. teleplay
D. short story
 
 

 
10.
1 pt(s).
A dramatic work written specifically for television.
A. play
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. teleplay
C. prose poem
D. novel