Folk Literature Quiz 14 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the moral or lesson in Brother Fox?
2. What is the academic word for "a great exaggeration" ?
3. Tortoise and the Hare (lesson:slow and steady wins the race)
4. This type of story includes supernatural beings like gods and often tells of the origin of things.
5. Greek and Roman myths are known as .....
6. What is the unwritten literature (stories, tales, proverbs, riddles, and songs) as well as customs, dances, and other art forms of a culture.
7. Which of the following characters would you find in a legend?
8. A myth can explain the origins or elements of .....
9. An example of a fable we read in class is .....
10. Showing lots of energy in actions
11. Which type of story? ..... " Echo was a beautiful nymph, fond of the woods and hills, where she devoted herself to woodland sports."
12. ..... 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.
13. Which character raced a machine through a mountain?
14. Set long ago. Tries to explain how our world works or why things happen. Sometimes super beings (gods/goddesses) are in charge.
15. A ..... is a widely told story about a person in the past.
16. Any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
17. What causes the humor at the end of "The Other Frog Prince" ?
18. What does infer mean?
19. What type of story? ..... "Gratitude and greed go not together."
20. Legends involve characters that .....