This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Folk Literature > Folk Literature – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Folk Literature Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of figurative language is "The dolphin danced on the dance floor" an example of? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 2. Brief stories passed by word-of-mouth from generation to generation A) Fable. B) People Talk. C) Proverb. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People Talk. 3. Writers IMITATED the writing styles of their teachers during what period? A) Pre-colonial. B) Emergence. C) Apprenticeship. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apprenticeship. 4. A message repeated across many cultures and time periods A) Oral tradition. B) Universal theme. C) Theme. D) Local customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universal theme. 5. The ..... prankster eyed his classmates trying to decide who his next victim would be. A) Rapscallion. B) Genuine. C) Ornery. D) Regards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ornery. 6. The worst ..... that happened was the one that happened 20 years ago. A) Parched. B) Ornery. C) Drought. D) Genuine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 7. A story describing the enormous Paul Bunyan and the footprints he made to ctreate 10, 000 lakes A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) People talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legend. 8. Who was Hermes in the story? A) The god of light. B) The god of war. C) The god of thunder. D) The messenger of the gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The messenger of the gods. 9. Present day literature emerged during this period. A) Precolonial. B) Spanish. C) Emergence. D) Contemporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contemporary. 10. Who are members of YOUR generation? A) Your parents. B) Your grandparents. C) Your classmates. D) Your neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your classmates. 11. In a folktale where repetitive actions and ceremonies hold symbolic importance, which theory is likely being applied? A) Naturalism. B) Ritualism. C) Diffusionism. D) Evolutionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ritualism. 12. These stories are legendary stories. A) Betangkup Stone Split Stone. B) Mat Jenin. C) Mr. Kaduk. D) Mr. Pandir. E) Mr. Grasshopper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betangkup Stone Split Stone. 13. A story about Cinderella where she is rescued by her fairy godmother is an example of a A) Fable. B) Legend. C) Myth. D) Folk Tale/Fairy Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folk Tale/Fairy Tale. 14. Brainteasers; used for entertainment A) Riddles. B) Proverbs. C) Legend. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riddles. 15. Some legends are based in ..... while others are purely fictional. A) Fact. B) Fiction. C) The future. D) Themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 16. 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) A) Fable. B) Tall tale. C) Fairy tale. D) Myth. E) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Legend. 17. What is "My parents never talk to me" an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 18. When the opposite of what you expect happens (ex-fire station burning down, teacher who doesn't know how to read) A) Dramatic irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 19. A way to categorize books is: A) Sections. B) Fiction. C) Genre. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 20. What is a person, place, or object that represents something beyond its literal meaning? A) Symbol. B) Effect. C) Archetype. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbol. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesFolk Literature Quiz 1Folk Literature Quiz 2Folk Literature Quiz 3Folk Literature Quiz 4Folk Literature Quiz 5Folk Literature Quiz 6Folk Literature Quiz 7Folk Literature Quiz 8Folk Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books