This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Traditional > Traditional Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Traditional Literature Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A story from the past about a real historical person or place; however, we don't really know what other parts of the story are true or false. A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 2. Animals or objects are given human characteristics or actions. A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 3. "The Crane Girl" was what type of Traditional Literature? A) Fairy tale. B) Myth. C) Folk tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folk tale. 4. What do tall tales include? A) Characters that have superhuman abilities. B) Animals that talk. C) Real facts. D) Explain natural phenomena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters that have superhuman abilities. 5. Examples:The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 6. What is a fairytail? A) A story made by Tim burton. B) An anime. C) A fictional story, usually intended for kids, that has characters like elves, wizards, etc. D) A story from a long time ago that has no author and are usually scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fictional story, usually intended for kids, that has characters like elves, wizards, etc. 7. What categories have Natural Phenomena? A) Legends and Myths. B) Myths and Fairy Tales. C) Tall tales and Fables. D) Folk tale and Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legends and Myths. 8. This is type of story often develops from a real historical person or event, but takes on fictional elements as it gets passed along. A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 9. Examples:Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath A) Fairy Tale. B) Fable. C) Biblical Story. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biblical Story. 10. An example of a Myth is A) Paul Bunyan. B) Cinderella. C) Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods. 11. Are fables fiction or non-fiction? A) Fiction. B) Non-fiction. C) Sometimes fiction and sometimes non-fiction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 12. What are the five story elements in a story? A) Theme, Setting, Morals, Food, and Emotions. B) Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Theme. C) Character, Magic, Fables, History, and Evil. D) Setting, Magic, Gods, Goddesses, and Talking Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Theme. 13. How do fables end? A) With the moral of the story. B) With unusual creatures. C) With magic. D) With a person's accomplishments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the moral of the story. 14. Beowulf and Robin Hood are examples of A) Legends. B) Tall tales. C) Fairy tales. D) Fables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legends. 15. This is type of story often has some fact mixed with some fiction, focuses on heroic people and some of the characters actions are exaggerated. A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Tall Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 16. Normally fables have ..... as characters in the story. A) Children. B) Bugs. C) Animals. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animals. 17. Maui ropes the sun (explains why we have longer days & sunset) A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myth. 18. The four types of traditional literature we looked at include: A) Plot, rising action, climax, and resolution. B) Fairytales, fables, myths, and legends. C) Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions. D) Realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairytales, fables, myths, and legends. 19. What is the correct definition for a traditional text? A) Stories that have been passed down through generations. B) Stories that could have actually happened in a believable setting. C) A story of a person's life, written about that person. D) A story dealing with a puzzling crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stories that have been passed down through generations. 20. How did Goddess Tin Hou save her three brothers? A) She swam to the sea. B) She called the police. C) Tin Hou told her mother her brothers were in trouble. D) She wove & with her mind directed protected the brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wove & with her mind directed protected the brothers. 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