other stories (4th quarter)

Question 1

What are myths?

Accepted Answer

legends from the past explaining things by acts of gods

Question 2

In which kind of story would the Disney princesses probably be?

Accepted Answer

fairy tales

Question 3

Which story has animal characters and teaches a moral?

Accepted Answer

fable

Question 4

Where did tall tales originate?

Accepted Answer

American pioneers

Question 5

In which kind of story do they "live happily every after?"

Accepted Answer

fairy tale

Question 6

The Hare and the Tortoise is an example.

Accepted Answer

fable

Question 7

Nursery rhymes were written down and presented as for children during

Accepted Answer

the 19th century

Question 8

Nursery rhymes are beneficial because they...

Accepted Answer

are a great group activity

Question 9

Who was one of the most well-known writers of fables?

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 10

Which is a fictional story that exaggerates the truth?

Accepted Answer

tall tale

Question 11

Which is NOT an element of a tall tale?

Accepted Answer

The hero is a supernatural creature.

Question 12

Nursery rhymes are good for the

Accepted Answer

brain

Question 13

Which number often appears in fairy tales?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 14

Which is NOT a common element of myths?

Accepted Answer

happy endings

Question 15

Which type of stories are usually about gods?

Accepted Answer

myths

Question 16

Nursery rhymes preserve a

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culture

Question 17

Nursery rhymes were told as far back as

Accepted Answer

the Middle Ages

Question 18

Which beginning would NOT be typical of a fairy tale?

Accepted Answer

I have never begun a story with such misgiving...

Questions 18