Creative Writing - Fiction UK MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Which of the following describes language that refers to meanings other than the literal meaning?

Symbolic or figurative

Stream of consciousness

Symbiotic or parasitic

Open-ended

None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Symbolic or figurative

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A good novel or novella often has __________ points of view.

one or more

five

ten

half a dozen from different genders

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: one or more

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In a fictional work, the section that appears before the first chapter - and that is not the introduction, table of contents or dedication - is most likely a/an _________ .

afterword

prologue

marketing trick

by-line

a and b

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: prologue

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What is the difference between a publisher's 'front list' and 'back list'?

The front list is put in the window, and the back list stays in the office.

The front list contains the titles that have gone on sale in the current year, while the back list contains the titles that are older than the front list title.

The front list is marketed, while the back list is not.

The front list contains the names of genre writers, while the back list contains the names of literary writers.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The front list contains the titles that have gone on sale in the current year, while the back list contains the titles that are older than the front list title.

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The term "stream of consciousness" refers to ______________.

the mind of the author

the author's desire to keep writing and ward off writer's block

a stream that has a mind of its own

a style of writing in which the author records in a continuous manner - and often with reduced punctuation and less attention to grammatical forms - the procession of random thoughts that passes through his or her mind

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: a style of writing in which the author records in a continuous manner - and often with reduced punctuation and less attention to grammatical forms - the procession of random thoughts that passes through his or her mind

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In fiction writing, the term "in medias res" refers to __________________.

the middle of a story

a person who meddles in the action

the technique of beginning a story in the middle of the action

the technique of telling a story in reverse order of action

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: the technique of beginning a story in the middle of the action

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In terms of "show versus tell", which of the following is preferable when structuring a story?

Having more tell than show

Having more show than tell

Having about the same amount of show as tell

Having twice as much tell as show

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Having more show than tell

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What is "vanity publishing"?

A publishing method in which an author self-publishes his or her own book, perhaps because it was not picked up by an established publishing house

Online publishing

A service in which an author pays someone to bind his or her book

All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: A publishing method in which an author self-publishes his or her own book, perhaps because it was not picked up by an established publishing house

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What is typesetting?

The first print-run of a book

The laying out of a book in terms of how the book will actually look when printed

The editorial method in which proofs are passed between publisher and author

The name for the code that publishers and literary agents use when deciding whether to offer an author a contract or not

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The laying out of a book in terms of how the book will actually look when printed

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A story that ends at the point at which it began is said to be ___________

reversed

self-induced

non-linear

cyclical

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: cyclical

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