This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Folk Literature – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Folk Literature Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An ..... tells the story of a ..... hero. A) Myth, god. B) Fable, animal. C) Legend, historical. D) Epic, larger-than-life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic, larger-than-life. 2. When an author gives human-like characteristics to something that is nonhuman A) Personification. B) Phenomena. C) Characterization. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 3. 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. 4. What is the name of the main river in the Underground, which surrounds it and separates it from the world of the living? A) Lethe. B) Nile. C) Styx. D) Thames. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Styx. 5. What is a surprise, unexpected events, and interesting or amusing contradictions based on events in the story? A) Myth. B) Symbol. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 6. Which type features characters that were real historical figures, but their deeds have been exaggerated? A) Tales. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 7. Was Demeter a man or woman? A) Animal. B) Woman. C) Men. D) A mythical creature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woman. 8. A story that explains objects or events in the natural world A) Origin myth. B) Creation myth. C) Hero myth. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Origin myth. 9. Another word for moral A) Lesson. B) Story. C) Greek. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lesson. 10. I was so ..... that my lips hurt. A) Genuine. B) Parched. C) Confounded. D) Ornery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parched. 11. The unique traditions or ways of life of a particular group. A) Irony. B) Oral Tradition. C) Local Customs. D) Universal Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local Customs. 12. The story of Paul Bunyan is based on a true person in history, but his height and strength have been exaggerated over time. What kind of Oral Tradition is this? A) Fable. B) Fairy tale. C) Myth. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 13. Which of the following is a characteristic of a myth? A) Brief story or poem. B) Long poem about a larger than life hero. C) Based on fact. D) Explains actions of gods or goddesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explains actions of gods or goddesses. 14. Tells the deeds and the adventures of a hero. A) Creation myth. B) Hero myth. C) Origin myth. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hero myth. 15. 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? A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) People Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 16. Form of language spoken by people, region, or group. A) Fantasy. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. E) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dialect. 17. Fictional tales that explain the actions of gods and heroes A) People are spoken. B) Fables. C) Myths. D) Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myths. 18. How does Structuralism contribute to the analysis of folk narratives from different cultures? A) By highlighting the cultural diversity of storytelling. B) By emphasizing the historical context of each narrative. C) By providing a systematic framework for comparing narratives and revealing their universal structures. D) By focusing exclusively on the moral lessons conveyed in the narratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By providing a systematic framework for comparing narratives and revealing their universal structures. 19. Mat Jenin is a person who..... A) Lazy. B) Cunning. C) Dishonest. D) Stupid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lazy. 20. Form of language spoken by a particular region or group; how you let your readers know that a character is from the South, for example (y'all) A) Oral language. B) Dialect. C) Hyperbole. D) Accent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialect. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFolk Literature Quiz 1Folk Literature Quiz 2Folk Literature Quiz 3Folk Literature Quiz 5Folk Literature Quiz 6Folk Literature Quiz 7Folk Literature Quiz 8Folk Literature Quiz 9Folk Literature Quiz 10Folk Literature Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books