Folk Literature Quiz 13 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else? (ex. a dove for peace)
2. What is the moral to "Demeter and Persephone" ?
3. This type of story includes supernatural beings like gods and wood nymphs and often tells of the origin of things.
4. This is the god of love. His mother is the goddess of love. He puts the arrow into Hades to make him fall in love.
5. The message or lesson the author wants you to know from the story
6. Which is the Latin root word meaning "free? "
7. What is the time and place of a story?
8. The central message or insight about life is called:
9. Characters tend to be brave heroes/heroines, animals with human traits, have extreme talents or magical powers, and .....
10. Stories that contain god and goddesses are .....
11. 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?
12. What was the meaning/moral of the story Icarus and Daedalus?
13. What is the term for a lesson learned from a fable?
14. Which type of story? ..... "Prometheus raided the workshop of Hephaistos and Athena on Mount Olympus and stole fire; he then gave it to mankind."
15. Which one is NOT Folk Literature
16. Tom Davenport's Ashpet is an example of what type of story?
17. The story "The Princess and the Pea" is a .....
18. ..... is the passing down of stories by word of mouth.
19. 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
20. The unique traditions or ways of life of a particular group.