Duplicate of Folk Literature!

Question 1

Beauty and the Beast

Accepted Answer

Fairy tale

Question 2

Which of the following is a legend?

Accepted Answer

Robin Hood

Question 3

Which type of folk literature is based on a particular culture's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

folktale

Question 4

Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag

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Tall Tale

Question 5

What is the main difference between legends and tall tales?

Accepted Answer

Legends are based on real life events.

Question 6

True or False: Epics are usually based on quests.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT have a hero?

Accepted Answer

folktale

Question 8

Why does a hero go on a quest?

Accepted Answer

To achieve an important goal

Question 9

Folk literature is a genre of fiction writing based on...

Accepted Answer

oral tradition

Question 10

How the Elephant Got its Tusks

Accepted Answer

Myth

Question 11

What type of figurative language is when you give human-like qualities to non-humans?

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 12

Themes found across cultures and time periods are...

Accepted Answer

universal themes

Question 13

The Ugly Duckling

Accepted Answer

Folk Tale

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fairy tales?

Accepted Answer

moral

Question 15

What type of folk literature has the hero doing the impossible in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

tall tale

Question 16

What type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 17

What is dialect?

Accepted Answer

Language spoken in a specific region

Question 18

Which is NOT a type of folk literature?

Accepted Answer

quests

Question 19

The moral of a story is...

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all of the above

Question 20

Which type of folk literature has animal characters and ends with a moral?

Accepted Answer

fables

Question 21

Cultural perspective is...

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one's view of the world

Question 22

A short story that features magic, enchantment, and/or mythical creatures

Accepted Answer

Fairy Tales

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of folk literature?

Accepted Answer

to describe how ancient cities were formed

Question 24

Who is the character who tries to cause trouble for others but ends up in trouble themselves?

Accepted Answer

the trickster

Question 25

Which type of folk literature is written in poem form?

Accepted Answer

epic

Question 26

Which type of folk literature relates to the actions of gods/goddesses?

Accepted Answer

myths

Duplicate of Folk Literature!

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Duplicate of Folk Literature!

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