Folk Literature Quiz 13 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who was Hermes in the story?
2. Present day literature emerged during this period.
3. Who are members of YOUR generation?
4. In a folktale where repetitive actions and ceremonies hold symbolic importance, which theory is likely being applied?
5. These stories are legendary stories.
6. Which type usually features gods/goddesses?
7. A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
8. A story about Cinderella where she is rescued by her fairy godmother is an example of a
9. Brainteasers; used for entertainment
10. Some legends are based in ..... while others are purely fictional.
11. A story usually connected to a real person or event set in the past. Focusing on extraordinary deeds combining real and fictional elements. (example:John Henry)
12. What is "My parents never talk to me" an example of?
13. In which genre are the good characters often beautiful and the evil ones ugly?
14. When the opposite of what you expect happens (ex-fire station burning down, teacher who doesn't know how to read)
15. A way to categorize books is:
16. What is a person, place, or object that represents something beyond its literal meaning?
17. According to which theory, folk narratives are seen as a reflection of the historical and social context in which they were created?
18. Stories that contain elements of the early history of the existence of a tribe or natural events. Here is the meaning.....
19. A literary device used as an extreme exaggeration or overstatement
20. Stories passed by word of mouth from generation to generation