This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Folk > 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. To put things together to see how they are the same. A) Compare. B) Infer. C) Contrast. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare. 2. The "bad" character in a story. The character that has a problem or conflict with the main character. A) Antagonist. B) Professional. C) Protagonist. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 3. Why were Icarus and Daedalus put in jail? A) They knew the secrets of the maze. B) The haf man half beast was after them. C) They were going to be sacraficed. D) They were taunting the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They knew the secrets of the maze. 4. Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grimm are known for which type of folk tales? A) Fables. B) Fairytales. C) Legends. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairytales. 5. This African folk story follows the tale of the trickster Anansi. Name the animal. A) Elephant. B) Spider. C) Lion. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spider. 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. This type of story includes hyperbole and a character larger than life. A) Fable. B) Tall tale. C) Myth. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall tale. 8. Which of these is a folk tale? A) Arachne. B) The affair of the Horns. C) The man with a miserable life is never tired of it. D) Why monkeys live in trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why monkeys live in trees. 9. A story about why a tiger has stripes would be an example of a ..... A) Fairy Tale. B) Myths. C) Folktale. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folktale. 10. Which type of story probably has a connection to a real historical person or event? A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Folktale. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 11. Tall tales use this literary device that means an extreme exaggeration, usually not to be taken seriously. A) Hyperpole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperpole. 12. Uneasiness or worry because of fear or danger A) Energetic. B) Selfish. C) Anxious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxious. 13. Situations which parallel the cycle of nature or cycle of life. WHAT TYPE OF ARCHETYPE? A) Death and Rebirth. B) The Quest. C) The Journey. D) Good vs. Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death and Rebirth. 14. Myths explain what? A) All secrets ever. B) Happy endings. C) How to solve a problem. D) Ancient civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient civilizations. 15. Folk literature has been passed down through the oral tradition. What does this mean? A) It was told through text message. B) It was told through word of mouth. C) It was told through a viral tik tok. D) It was written down and passed along. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was told through word of mouth. 16. A story titled "How Kangaroo Got his Tail" is most likely a ..... A) Legend. B) Fable. C) Fairytale. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 17. A ..... is a widely told story about the past. A) Epic. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 18. Mythology is defined as: A) Study of Folklore. B) Study of Folk Tales. C) Study of Folk Stories. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. The story "The Princess and the Pea" about a sensitive princess and a test is most likely a ..... A) Legend. B) Myth. C) Fairytale. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fairytale. 20. A story that has a moral (lesson) is called a ..... A) Pourquoi Tale. B) Fairy Tale. C) Fable. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books