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Folk Literature Quiz 6 (49 MCQs)

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1. Demeter's reaction to her daughter's kidnapping causes suffering among which innocent group?
2. What is the stated or implied lesson learned from a story, specifically a fable?
3. Tells a story of good vs. evil. May include magic, royalty and a setting of a castle or forest. (example:Cinderella)
4. A ..... is based on facts with fictional details added as it was passed on. It is difficult to separate fact from fiction.
5. What type of figurative language is "in the nick of time" an example of?
6. "The old car coughed and sputtered to life when I turned the key in the ignition" is an example of:
7. What type of folk literature usually has animals that speak and teaches a moral?
8. What are the three purposes of folk stories?
9. Choose the best description for the following:Hermes
10. Choose the best description for the following:Olympus
11. What would be the effect of always telling lies?
12. Which culture does Persephone and Demeter come from?
13. "The bear said, 'Hello!" ' would be an example of what type of figurative language?
14. Folktales are stories in the form of oral stories. This story was told from..... and then became a legacy in our society.
15. The ..... lock would not open even though I correctly entered the combination.
16. Traditional stories, rooted in particular cultures, that deal with gods and other supernatural beings
17. Stories were passed along by word of mouth from one generation to the next; the passing along of these stories in this way is called .....
18. What is the element of giving an animal human characteristics?
19. Cultural perspective is .....
20. The swashbuckling pirates we read about in our adventure stories are almost always .....
21. This type of folk literature often features personified ..... and a directly stated moral at the .....
22. Involves surprises, unexpected events, and interesting or amusing contradictions
23. Epics tell stories of ..... heroes
24. The story of Persephone, which includes Hades, is an example of a .....
25. Believed to have some historical truth (ex-Johnny Appleseed, La Llorona, Big Foot, King Arthur)
26. "Arachne" is an example of a
27. Exaggeration that is often used to create comic effect
28. Stories that are part of oral tradition
29. Cinderella is an example of what type of folk literature?
30. Fictional tale that explores the actions of gods and heroes or explains why things are a certain way in the natural world.
31. Folk tales that contain supernatural beings, such as fairies, dragons, ogres, and animals with human qualities.
32. The reason a piece of literature is written
33. What is "He is as fast as a roadrunner" an example of?
34. What is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject (non-living or a god) is given human characteristics?
35. Myths can explain the origin of elements of .....
36. Sang Kancil is a character who.....
37. The American Teachers were the chief or primary educators during this time.
38. She displayed little ..... for the rules when she decided to chem gum.
39. "The Stone" is an example of which type of folk literature?
40. "I am so hungry I could eat a whole cow."
41. A widely told story about the past is a .....
42. "Echo and Narcissus" is an example of .....
43. Sarcasm; when you say something, but mean the opposite (ex- "thanks for arriving on time to class" when the person is 10 minutes late)
44. Fictional story that stretches the truth (over exaggerates) (ex-Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill)
45. Send my ..... to your sick grandma.
46. A theme repeated across many cultures and time periods
47. Pak Belangan is a character who.....
48. There are several types of folklore, including legends, myths, origin stories, humorous stories, animal stories and.....
49. People are spoken
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