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Folk Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the time and place of a story?
2. The central message or insight about life is called:
3. Characters tend to be brave heroes/heroines, animals with human traits, have extreme talents or magical powers, and .....
4. Stories that contain god and goddesses are .....
5. A story about a mouse who conveniences a lion to let him go and then helps the lion out of a trap is an example of a?
6. What was the meaning/moral of the story Icarus and Daedalus?
7. What is the term for a lesson learned from a fable?
8. Which type of story? ..... "Prometheus raided the workshop of Hephaistos and Athena on Mount Olympus and stole fire; he then gave it to mankind."
9. Which one is NOT Folk Literature
10. Tom Davenport's Ashpet is an example of what type of story?
11. The story "The Princess and the Pea" is a .....
12. ..... is the passing down of stories by word of mouth.
13. Which type of folklore? -short tale-characters are animals or non-living objects-teaches a lesson (moral)-moral of a story is usually found at the endExample:The Tortoise and the Hare
14. The unique traditions or ways of life of a particular group.
15. What is the moral or lesson in Brother Fox?
16. What is the academic word for "a great exaggeration" ?
17. Tortoise and the Hare (lesson:slow and steady wins the race)
18. This type of story includes supernatural beings like gods and often tells of the origin of things.
19. Greek and Roman myths are known as .....
20. What is the unwritten literature (stories, tales, proverbs, riddles, and songs) as well as customs, dances, and other art forms of a culture.
21. Which of the following characters would you find in a legend?
22. A myth can explain the origins or elements of .....
23. An example of a fable we read in class is .....
24. Showing lots of energy in actions
25. Which type of story? ..... " Echo was a beautiful nymph, fond of the woods and hills, where she devoted herself to woodland sports."
26. ..... are stories often based on real events but are embellished with fantastic elements and/or historical figures with superhuman aspects. They sometimes serve as morality lessons.
27. Which character raced a machine through a mountain?
28. Set long ago. Tries to explain how our world works or why things happen. Sometimes super beings (gods/goddesses) are in charge.
29. A ..... is a widely told story about a person in the past.
30. Any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
31. What causes the humor at the end of "The Other Frog Prince" ?
32. What does infer mean?
33. What type of story? ..... "Gratitude and greed go not together."
34. Legends involve characters that .....
35. Fables, myths and legends were originally part of ..... tradition.
36. In Canada, he is known as a Sasquatch. Name this hairy creature known in some cultures as a Yeti.
37. A story from the past involving gods or heroes. These stories often explain beliefs, customs, or mysterious natural phenomena or identify acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
38. Many things that happen in these tales are fantasy and cannot happen in real life.
39. Make flowers first, before you eat them. (First make a flower, then eat it. )
40. What was softening the wax on Icarus's wings?
41. Hercules, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodieti, Ares, are all examples of;
42. Aesop is known for writing which type of folklore?
43. What is a Legend
44. Hercules is an example of a .....
45. Which type features a moral or lesson at the end?
46. Because the folk tales originated out of the oral tradition, most of the authors are
47. How many seeds did Persephone eat?
48. Which is a Folktale
49. Why does Athena disguise herself as an old woman?
50. Some stories are told to teach you a lesson about life. What is that lesson known as?
51. On the first day of school Sam wore a rainbow colored dress, striped pants, and polka dot shoes. Students told her she looked silly and weird. She cried.Same is .....
52. The overall purpose of myths are to .....
53. Why does Athena become angry at Arachne at the beginning of the story?
54. Which of these is a proverb?
55. A story that involves fantasy elements such as witches, goblins, and elves. These stories often involve a prince and/or princess, this is a .....
56. The "problem" in a story. A struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist.
57. Some legends are based on ..... while others are .....
58. Greek god Atlas holds up the sky on his shoulders (explains why earth is separated from sky)
59. Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed are examples of .....
60. What symbol represents John Henry?
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