Quiz on Creative nonfiction

1. Creative nonfiction can be described as a hybrid genre that pulls in elements of

fiction (literary techniques), the writer’s perspective, and factual information.
2. Literature can be defined as ‘pieces of writing that are valued as works of art,
especially novels, plays and poems’.
3. Literature is creative and imaginative
4. Reasons why study literature (*By studying good literature we learn more about
human problems and difficulties
5. *Universality of such problems and ways to overcome them
6. *Make ourselves better human beings
*Humanity and compassion
*International understanding and world peace.)

7-9 importance of literature (* It entertains you and provides useful occupation in your
free time.

• It makes you a wiser and more experienced person by forcing you

to judge, sympathize with, or criticize the characters you read
about.

• It helps you compare your own experiences with the experiences of

other people.

• It gives information which may be useful in other subjects, for

example, in Geography, Science, History, Social Studies, and so on.

10. Genre is a French word meaning kind or group

11. Story based on the imagination of the author. It is written to entertain the reader
(FICTION)

12. Fantasy: story with elements that could not be real such as magic and fairies.

13. Mystery: story with a question that has clues that resolve the question or issue at the
end of the book.

14. Traditional Literature: fables, fairy tales, mythology

15. A particular genre includes certain basic ingredients which we call conventions.