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Here are 50 multiple choice questions on general knowledge in prose, based on the provided

document:

### 1. What is considered the youngest genre of literature among poetry, drama, and prose?
a) Poetry
b) Drama
c) Prose
d) Folktale
**Answer: c) Prose**

### 2. Which of the following is a sub-genre of prose?


a) Sonnet
b) Tragedy
c) Novel
d) Epic
**Answer: c) Novel**

### 3. What is a major characteristic of a novel compared to a short story?


a) Greater economy of words
b) Single narrative line
c) Detailed characterization
d) Limited scope
**Answer: c) Detailed characterization**

### 4. Which element is essential for creating conflict in a story?


a) Setting
b) Theme
c) Problem
d) Tone
**Answer: c) Problem**

### 5. What does the plot of a story refer to?


a) The central idea of the story
b) The setting of the story
c) The series of events in the story
d) The point of view
**Answer: c) The series of events in the story**

### 6. How are characters in a story typically revealed?


a) Through their thoughts only
b) Through their actions, appearance, and speech
c) Through the setting
d) Through the plot only
**Answer: b) Through their actions, appearance, and speech**
### 7. What does the theme of a literary work refer to?
a) The plot
b) The setting
c) The central or dominant idea
d) The characters
**Answer: c) The central or dominant idea**

### 8. What is the setting of a story?


a) The central idea
b) The series of events
c) The time and place of the story
d) The conflict
**Answer: c) The time and place of the story**

### 9. If a story is narrated using first-person pronouns, what is the point of view?
a) Third-person
b) Omniscient
c) Second-person
d) First-person
**Answer: d) First-person**

### 10. What does style in literature refer to?


a) The central theme
b) The narrative techniques
c) The way a writer uses language
d) The point of view
**Answer: c) The way a writer uses language**

### 11. What does tone in literature refer to?


a) The plot
b) The central idea
c) The narrator's attitude towards the subject
d) The setting
**Answer: c) The narrator's attitude towards the subject**

### 12. What narrative technique involves giving hints about the outcome of the story?
a) Flashback
b) Foreshadowing
c) Stream of consciousness
d) Medias res
**Answer: b) Foreshadowing**

### 13. What is meant by "medias res" in narrative techniques?


a) Starting the story from its end
b) Starting the story from its middle
c) Ending the story abruptly
d) Providing a backstory
**Answer: b) Starting the story from its middle**

### 14. Which narrative technique offers insight into a character's thoughts?
a) Flashback
b) Foreshadowing
c) Stream of consciousness
d) Medias res
**Answer: c) Stream of consciousness**

### 15. What is the purpose of using a flashback in a story?


a) To create suspense
b) To explain the setting
c) To provide background information
d) To develop characters
**Answer: c) To provide background information**

### 16. What does the technique of verisimilitude aim to achieve?


a) Creating an unrealistic world
b) Making the story seem true to life
c) Using complex language
d) Starting the story from its end
**Answer: b) Making the story seem true to life**

### 17. Which is not a common element in prose?


a) Conflict
b) Theme
c) Rhyme scheme
d) Plot
**Answer: c) Rhyme scheme**

### 18. What role do characters play in a story?


a) They set the tone
b) They drive the plot
c) They determine the setting
d) They are the central idea
**Answer: b) They drive the plot**

### 19. Which type of character is central to the story and faces the main conflict?
a) Antagonist
b) Flat character
c) Stereotype character
d) Protagonist
**Answer: d) Protagonist**

### 20. What is the function of an antagonist in a story?


a) To support the protagonist
b) To provide the setting
c) To create conflict for the protagonist
d) To narrate the story
**Answer: c) To create conflict for the protagonist**

### 21. What does a dynamic character experience throughout a story?


a) No change
b) Minor change
c) Significant change
d) Death
**Answer: c) Significant change**

### 22. How does the setting contribute to a story?


a) By creating characters
b) By establishing the mood and context
c) By resolving the conflict
d) By summarizing the plot
**Answer: b) By establishing the mood and context**

### 23. Which point of view uses "he," "she," or "they" in the narration?
a) First-person
b) Second-person
c) Third-person
d) Omniscient
**Answer: c) Third-person**

### 24. What does the term "omniscient narrator" refer to?
a) A narrator who is a character in the story
b) A narrator with limited knowledge
c) A narrator who knows all characters' thoughts and feelings
d) A narrator who uses second-person pronouns
**Answer: c) A narrator who knows all characters' thoughts and feelings**

### 25. Which element can change in a story, influencing its overall impact?
a) Conflict
b) Setting
c) Theme
d) Point of view
**Answer: d) Point of view**

### 26. What is the main purpose of foreshadowing?


a) To introduce characters
b) To hint at future events
c) To explain the setting
d) To resolve the conflict
**Answer: b) To hint at future events**

### 27. What does the narrative technique "stream of consciousness" help to reveal?
a) External events
b) Inner thoughts and feelings
c) Physical appearance
d) Social conflicts
**Answer: b) Inner thoughts and feelings**

### 28. What is the purpose of using a flashback?


a) To describe future events
b) To hint at the outcome
c) To narrate past events
d) To create suspense
**Answer: c) To narrate past events**

### 29. How does verisimilitude enhance a story?


a) By making it more fantastical
b) By making it more realistic
c) By complicating the plot
d) By using complex language
**Answer: b) By making it more realistic**

### 30. What type of character is often two-dimensional and lacks depth?
a) Round character
b) Flat character
c) Dynamic character
d) Protagonist
**Answer: b) Flat character**

### 31. Which literary element refers to the message or insight conveyed by the story?
a) Plot
b) Setting
c) Theme
d) Conflict
**Answer: c) Theme**
### 32. What does a first-person narrator use to tell the story?
a) "He," "she," or "they"
b) "You"
c) "I" or "we"
d) "It"
**Answer: c) "I" or "we"**

### 33. What is the role of tone in a literary work?


a) To outline the plot
b) To create characters
c) To convey the author's attitude
d) To describe the setting
**Answer: c) To convey the author's attitude**

### 34. Which technique involves starting the story in the middle of the action?
a) Flashback
b) Foreshadowing
c) Medias res
d) Verisimilitude
**Answer: c) Medias res**

### 35. What is an example of a work using medias res?


a) A story beginning with a character's birth
b) A story starting in the middle of an argument
c) A story with a chronological sequence
d) A story ending abruptly
**Answer: b) A story starting in the middle of an argument**

### 36. What narrative technique provides readers with clues about what will happen later?
a) Stream of consciousness
b) Flashback
c) Foreshadowing
d) Medias res
**Answer: c) Foreshadowing**

### 37. Which element is often considered the backbone of a story?


a) Theme
b) Setting
c) Conflict
d) Character
**Answer: c) Conflict**

### 38. How can characters' traits be revealed?


a) Through their dreams
b) Through their environment
c) Through their actions and speech
d) Through the plot
**Answer: c) Through their actions and speech**

### 39. What type of character undergoes significant growth or change?


a) Flat character
b) Static character
c) Dynamic character
d) Stock character
**Answer: c) Dynamic character**

### 40. What does the

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