This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Folk Literature > Folk Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Folk Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of folklore? A) Fairy tales of ancient times. B) Stories that are oral and delivered to entertain and educate. C) Stories made up by old people. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stories that are oral and delivered to entertain and educate. 2. The ..... snails ate all of the crops. A) Ornery. B) Confounded. C) Rapscallion. D) Genuine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confounded. 3. Folk literature has specific characteristics that apply to the setting, characters, plot, and theme A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is a Trickster, In figurative language? A) A clever character, who fools everybody. B) It's a common language. C) It's a Heroe. D) It's a dialect of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A clever character, who fools everybody. 5. Which theory argues that folk narratives evolved from historical accounts of real events and individuals? A) Rationalism. B) Etymological Theory. C) Allegorical Theory. D) Euhemerism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euhemerism. 6. A ..... is a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature. A) Epic. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 7. Paul Bunyan is a story about a giant lumberjack; his story told through oral tradition in US A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Folktale. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folktale. 8. "Mat Jenin's Wishes" "Princess Santubong and Princess Sejinjang" "The Story of Six Blind People Seeing an Elephant" "Doyan Budak Hingung Terbal" . The stories above are examples..... A) Folklore. B) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folklore. 9. Told not only to entertain, but also to communicate the shared ideas of a culture; they often deal with heroes, adventure, magic, or romance A) People are spoken. B) Fables. C) Fairy tales. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People are spoken. 10. What type of Folk Literature is "Cinderella" ? A) Myth. B) Fairy tale. C) Fable. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairy tale. 11. A ..... often features magic, fairies, princes, and princesses. A) Fable. B) Tall tale. C) Fairy tale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fairy tale. 12. Epic was one of the types of folk literature during this period. A) Precolonial. B) Contemporary. C) Spanish. D) Emergence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precolonial. 13. "I have a ton of homework." is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Universal theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 14. The traditional knowledge and beliefs of a culture that are transmitted by word of mouth A) Fairy Tale. B) Oral tradition. C) People Talk. D) Folk Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folk Literature. 15. The Kancil is a character who..... A) Losing a child due to his ignorance. B) Finally got rich. C) Managed to defeat other animals such as the crocodile. D) Love chestnuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Managed to defeat other animals such as the crocodile. 16. "The wind sang, making the grass dance all night long." is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 17. Expresses insights about life that can be understood by most people of most cultures A) Oral tradition. B) Theme. C) Universal theme. D) Culturally specific. E) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universal theme. 18. Which of the following is NOT true of folk literature? A) Can be understood by all people. B) Reflects customs and beliefs. C) Expresses insights about life. D) Uses text features to present factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uses text features to present factual information. 19. Oral tradition is A) Words that are spoken in a culture's ancient language. B) The passing along of stories by word of mouth. C) Written stories from long ago that we still read today. D) Songs that became stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The passing along of stories by word of mouth. 20. According to Naturalism, what does the presence of stories about spirits in nature reveal about a community? A) Their dependence on religious rituals. B) Their deep connection to their natural surroundings. C) Their preference for supernatural elements. D) Their interest in historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their deep connection to their natural surroundings. 21. During this period, students became assistants or protegees of American teachers A) Apprenticeship. B) Emergence. C) Precolonial. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apprenticeship. 22. Choose the best description for the following:Zeus A) Judge of the dead. B) Three spirits of punishment. C) Messenger god. D) King of the Greek gods. E) Youth who knows where Persephone was taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King of the Greek gods. 23. This story describes a A) Daughter who cannot escape from her overprotective mother. B) Willful child who must be rescued by a loving parent. C) Woman who has difficulty fulfilling her role as a parent. D) Mother who feels a very strong bond with her daughter. E) Mother who refuses to let her daughter grow up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother who feels a very strong bond with her daughter. 24. Which of the following would not be a common setting for Folk Literature A) Classroom. B) Forest. C) Castle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classroom. 25. Pak Pandir is someone who..... A) Cunning. B) Lazy. C) Dishonest. D) Stupid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stupid. 26. Tales that relate to gods, goddesses, and the heroes that interact with them A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Tall tale. D) People talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myth. 27. The main difference between a fairy tale and a folktale is that fairy tales are stories that involve magic and imaginary creatures, while folktales tend to reflect the ..... of common people (even if the story is told with animals). A) Hopes and dreams. B) Real-life experiences. C) Fictional desires. D) Friendships. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Real-life experiences. 28. Stories told about real people exaggerated over time. A) Fairy Tales. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 29. What is an element that recurs regularly in literature and as similar meanings to people of different cultures and era? A) Archetype. B) Fable. C) Moral. D) Lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archetype. 30. A collection of fictional tales that explain the actions of gods and heroes and explain natural phenomena A) Myths. B) People are spoken. C) Mythology. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mythology. 31. What tells the wild adventures of extravagantly exaggerated folk heroes? A) Fairy tale. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Tall tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall tale. 32. Origin of things A) Proverbs. B) Fable. C) Legend. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legend. 33. Choose the best description for the following:Erinyes A) Three spirits of punishment. B) Messenger god. C) River of forgetfulness. D) Where the ancient gods live. E) Youth who knows where Persephone was taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three spirits of punishment. 34. Folktales are told from one generation to another in a..... A) Oral. B) Engraving. C) Writing. D) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral. 35. Language spoken by people of a certain region or group A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Dialect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialect. 36. The sharing of stories by word of mouth A) Universal theme. B) Folk literature. C) Cultural perspective. D) Oral tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oral tradition. 37. Which of the following would a mirror symbolize? A) Vanity. B) Anger. C) Your face. D) The past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vanity. 38. How does Diffusionism theory help us understand the similarities between myths in different cultures? A) By highlighting the exclusive nature of myths within each culture. B) By suggesting that myths are entirely unrelated to cultural exchange. C) By explaining that myths are universal and do not vary between cultures. D) By proposing that myths can be shared and influenced through cultural contact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By proposing that myths can be shared and influenced through cultural contact. 39. A Dangerous journey, A quest to prove one's honor and the search for valuable items are what type of common archetype in folk literature? A) Character. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 40. When non-human subjects are given human characteristics A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Dialect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 41. It is created to teach a lesson, explain something in nature, or to entertain. A) Oral tradition. B) Theme. C) Universal theme. D) Culturally specific. E) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Purpose. 42. A ..... usually has animal characters. A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 43. What type of literature is "Harry Potter" A) Fantasy. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fantasy. 44. Cultural perspective A) Stories shared by word of mouth. B) A storyteller's view point based on his or her environment or cultural background. C) Is repeated across many cultures and over many time periods. Good vs Evil. D) Is folk literature that teaches or presents a moral lesson about life at the end of the story. E) Is a lesson about life, stated directly at the end of the work. ex a fable like the tortoise an the hare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A storyteller's view point based on his or her environment or cultural background. 45. In a folktale, the characters and events are seen as symbolic representations of spiritual or philosophical concepts. What theory is this? A) Rationalism. B) Etymological Theory. C) Allegorical Theory. D) Euhemerism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegorical Theory. 46. A story with a god/goddess A) Fable. B) Tall Tale. C) Myth. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 47. A story featuring talking animals. A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Fairy Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 48. Known for the Greek Gods and Goddesses. These stories explain something in nature, include magical powers and teach a lesson to the reader. (example:Arachne) A) Fable. B) Tall tale. C) Fairy tale. D) Myth. E) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 49. Traditional, familiar story about the past, usually having some facts but through many retellings, the factual details often get changed A) People sang. B) Myth. C) Legend. D) People talk. E) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legend. 50. Nonhuman subject that is given human characteristics. A) Fantasy. B) Personification. C) Dialect. D) Hyperbole. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 51. Short stories featuring animals that teach a lesson A) Tall tales. B) People are spoken. C) Fables. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fables. 52. Any type of traditional story involving shared culture, adventure, magic, or romance is a A) Myth. B) Legend. C) People Talk. D) Origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People Talk. 53. American Period falls under A) Emergence/ Apprenticeship. B) Pre-colonial. C) Spanish. D) Contemporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emergence/ Apprenticeship. 54. When an author gives human-like characteristics to something that is nonhuman A) Characterization. B) Personification. C) Phenomena. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 55. What is a reference to a person, place, or thing in another artistic work. A) Hyperbole. B) Citation. C) Literary allusion. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary allusion. 56. What is the name of the main river in the Underground, which surrounds it and separates it from the world of the living? A) Thames. B) Nile. C) Lethe. D) Styx. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Styx. 57. What is a surprise, unexpected events, and interesting or amusing contradictions based on events in the story? A) Hyperbole. B) Myth. C) Irony. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 58. Was Demeter a man or woman? A) Men. B) Woman. C) Animal. D) A mythical creature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woman. 59. A story that explains objects or events in the natural world A) Myth. B) Hero myth. C) Creation myth. D) Origin myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Origin myth. 60. Another word for moral A) Story. B) Myth. C) Lesson. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lesson. Next →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesFolk Literature Quiz 2Folk Literature Quiz 3Folk Literature Quiz 4Folk Literature Quiz 5Folk Literature Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books