Subgenres in Children's Literature

Question 1

A “direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary usage” is definition of:

a. Prose
b. Poetry
c. Historical Realism
d. Non-Fiction

Answer 1

a.

Question 2

C.S Lewis’s The Chronicles on Narnia is an example of what sub-genre?

a. Animal Realism
b. Historical Realism
c. Fantasy
d. Horror

Answer 2

c.

Question 3

Science fiction is a sub-genre known for its:

a. Extrapolation from scientific logic and technological advances
b. Creation of secondary worlds
c. Personification of animals
d. All of the above.

Answer 3

a.

Question 4

Where does folk literature find its roots?

a. High fantasy
b. Fairy Tales
c. Oral Tradition
d. Myths and legends

Answer 4

c.

Question 5

The “accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life” is otherwise known as:

a. High Fastasy
b. Non-fiction
c. Fiction
d. Realism
e. Folk Literature

Answer 5

d.

Question 6

What fiction sub-genre deals with the real issues and problems we typically face in society?

a. Folk Literature
b. Realistic Stories
c. Science Fiction
d. High Fantasy
e. Poetry

Answer 6

b.

Question 7

To anthropomorphize an animal fiction means to:

a. Stuff and mount an animal on the wall.
b. To turn one animal into another with science or magic
c. To humanize and animal by giving it human traits
d. To turn an animal into a human through magic

Answer 7

c.

Question 8

What fiction sub-genre depicts animal realistically and accurately by objectively detailing their appearance, actions and habits

a. Historical realism
b. Animal Fable
c. Animal realism
d. Animal Non-fiction

Answer 8

c.