Which of the following best defines folk lore?

Literature created by common people and passed down orally

How are all of the stories we read this week resolved?

They are resolved with violence.

The "moral of the story" is best defined as which of the following?

What the reader can learn by reading the story

What might be one moral of the Three Little Pigs story?

Don't be lazy and cut corners; it will come back to bite you

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Fairy Tales

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1
Who is responsible for collecting many of the fairy tales we know today?
Vladimir Putin
the patriarchy
Walt Whitman
The Brothers Grimm
2
Which of the following best defines folk lore?
Stories sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated
Literature created by common people and passed down orally
Stories which explain some natural or social phenomenon
Stories which have outstanding or enduring qualities
3
How are all of the stories we read this week resolved?
They are resolved with violence.
They are resolved with celestial intervention.
They are resolved with magic.
They are resolved with diplomacy.
4
The "moral of the story" is best defined as which of the following?
What the reader can learn by reading the story
The moral outlook of the author
What the characters in the story learn.
A social construct
5
Which of the following appears in several of the fairy tales we read?
a greedy dwarf
a Marxist
an evil child
A wicked or neglectful parent
6
What might be one moral of the Three Little Pigs story?
Don't be lazy and cut corners; it will come back to bite you
Brick is stronger than straw
Wolves are dangerous
All pigs are stupid
7
What do Rumpelstiltskin, Three Little Pigs, and Cinderella all have in common?
Events that happen in threes
They were all constructed by the patriarchy
A princess
A human as the main character
8
What might be one moral of the story "Hansel and Gretel"?
Witches are one embodiment of chthonic forces
Don't use breadcrumbs to find your way back home
Not to trust strangers
Candy is bad for you
9
What might be one moral of "Rumpelstiltskin"?
Don't bargain with little men
Don't be greedy
Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house
Don't tell anyone your name
10
Fairy tales are definitely an example of which of the following?
legends
mythology
epic poetry
Folk lore
11
Which of the following is one purpose of fairy tales?
To reinforce the patriarchy
To teach important lessons
To commemorate historical figures
To explain the origins of the universe

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