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Folk Literature Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. -8. Folk heroes like Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, and Annie Oakley are found in what type of folklore?
2. Brief stories (like "The Prodigal Son" ) told to teach moral lessons (without the use of animal characters) are known as
3. A fable teaches a ..... which is stated at the ..... of the work.
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of folklore?
5. A ..... is a lesson about life that is stated directly, usually at the end of a work.
6. What were the two things Icarus's father told him to do?
7. A story about a Greek God who crossed the heavens in his chariot is an example of a?
8. Which type is typically created for children?
9. A fable has who/what as it's characters
10. Which type of story? ..... "and that's how the leopard got its spots."
11. What best sums up the lesson in "duckbilled platypus vs. beefsnakstik" ?
12. Folk tales usually include .....
13. A folktale that has a connection to a real historical person or event
14. A story, character, motif, or theme that represents a familiar pattern repeated throughout literature and across cultures is a(n)
15. Which is an example of a fairy tale?
16. ..... is a traditional story that has been handed down through the generations.
17. Characteristics of folk literature
18. In a folktale what number is shown throughout the book?
19. Why is Neptune named after Poseidon?
20. The events in a story:
21. This 1/2 mortal, 1/2 god soldier who killed the serpent woman, he is also the son of Zeus
22. What is the moral of a story?
23. Which of the following is not an example of where you will most likely find netlore?
24. What are the realistic elements about "duckbilled platypus vs. beefsnakstik? "
25. An example of an epic we read in class is .....
26. Any story that has been passed down for many years is considered a .....
27. An ..... tells the story of a ..... hero.
28. Based on real people who may lived a long time agoSometimes exaggerates on their actions Tells about their heroic actions or deedsAre all characteristics of a .....
29. Which story can have Gods and Goddesses as characters?
30. An ..... is a long narrative poem that is important to the history of a nation or culture.
31. A story that involves fantasy elements such as witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve princes and princesses and today are generally told to entertain children.
32. In which genre are the good characters often beautiful and the evil ones ugly?
33. A story that tells how the world or human beings were created
34. Which type of story would you likely find a princess as a character?
35. A folktale that explains how something came to be in the world.
36. Who helped Daedalus escape from the tower?
37. Actual ceremonies experienced by the hero, making his/her passage into another state. WHAT TYPE OF ARCHETYPE?
38. All of the following are types of folktales EXCEPT
39. Which is an example of a fable?
40. In this excerpt from Tom Sawyer, what is the author trying to imitate? "But of course you'd druther work-wouldn't you? "
41. Which continent are Tall Tales (a type of folktale) from?
42. What is the moral to "Daedalus and Icarus" ?
43. "John Henry's hammer sang out." , is an example of
44. What is the last item Jack caught in the sack?
45. He warned the town the the sky was falling.
46. Which of these is a Fairy Tale?
47. A lesson that teaches right and wrong.
48. What was the "labyrinth" in Daedalus and Icarus?
49. Why was Athena angry at the progress she saw on Arachne's loom?
50. Retelling the main points of a story in 3-5 sentences is known as .....
51. Which of the following is NOT true about dialect?
52. A folktale that contains one or more of the following:royalty, magical objects or people, good vs. evil, a special number, talking animals and transformation.
53. Which is the Latin root word meaning "little or small? "
54. What symbol represents Pecos Bill?
55. Settings in folk literature include all of the following EXCEPT:
56. Which type usually features gods/goddesses?
57. This term involves surprising or amusing contradictions.
58. The Native American tale "The Wolf Man, " a story about a man raised by wolves is probably a .....
59. A story about a real person yet over time the story has been exaggerated and now the main character can speak to animals is an example of a?
60. Harriet Tubman, Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks are all examples of:
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