Personified animals and a moral message to teach a lesson

What can urban myths tell us about society?

Society has a dark part that is not fully understood

An archetype can be best described as:

Original prototype found in stories from which copies are made

Common Folk and made to entertain

How is the Trojan War similar to the Vietnam War?

Both were not easily understood by those fighting

explains how things came into existence; gods or heroes involved

What is paratactic storytelling? Choose 2

Stories without logical connections, Stories without temporal connections

What does it mean to rationalize stories?

To make sure that stories are more logical

Human characters with a life lesson

Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time

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1
Define: Fable
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
Historical background or base
Human characters with a life lesson
Personified animals and a moral message to teach a lesson
2
What can urban myths tell us about society?
Society is full of untrue stories
Society is full of liars
Society cannot function properly
Society has a dark part that is not fully understood
3
Who is Snorri Sturluson?
A writer of Christian faith
A writer who wrote about the Icelandic gods
All of the above
A writer who rationalized stories
4
An archetype can be best described as:
The arrow that killed Achilles
Man’s expression of his acknowledgment of the divine
Original prototype found in stories from which copies are made
One of the Titans in Greek Mythology
5
Define Folktale
Common Folk and made to entertain
Human characters with a life lesson
Personified animals and a moral message to teach a lesson
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
6
How is the Trojan War similar to the Vietnam War?
Both were not easily understood by those fighting
Both had a clear winner
Both lasted a short time
Both had to be declared a draw
7
Define Myth
Big/ Multiple settings
Historical background or base
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
explains how things came into existence; gods or heroes involved
8
Mythology can be defined as
A story about gods and goddesses
A false story
A story used to show the reality
A story believed to be true by only a few people
9
What is paratactic storytelling? Choose 2
Stories without logical connections
Stories without temporal connections
Stories without a happy ending
10
What does it mean to rationalize stories?
To make sure that stories are more logical
To make sure that stories are accurate
To make sure that stories do not offend the gods
To make sure stories do not offend the emperor
11
Who is Homer?
Writer of fiction
Writer of epic poems
Writer of dialogues
Writer of dramas and plays
12
Define Parable
Human characters with a life lesson
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
Common Folk and made to entertain
explains how things came into existence; gods or heroes involved
13
Define: Epic
Big/multiple parts/can be poem
Historical background or base
Human characters with a life lesson
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
14
Define: Legend
Personified animals and a moral message to teach a lesson
Historical background or base
Big/ Multiple settings
explains how things came into existence; gods or heroes involved
15
Define Saga
Historical background or base
Multiple parts; takes place during a certain time
Human characters with a life lesson
Common Folk and made to entertain

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