Oral Traditions are original stories written by one person and are passed down by written word.
Oral Traditions

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English
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7th Grade
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Jessica Stevenson
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Long poems about a larger-than-life hero who goes on a quest, or dangerous journey. Example: The Odyssey
Epic
Folk Tale
Tall Tale
Legend
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Often focusing on a hero who does impossible feats. Can contain hyperbole or extreme exaggeration. Example: Paul Bunyan/Pecos Bill
Tall Tale
Fable
Myth
Epic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Short stories that have speaking animals that act as people do. Often ending with a moral or lesson. Example: The Fox Outwits the Crow
Myth
Legend
Epic
Fable
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Traditional stories about the past based on real life events that have been twisted over time. Example: Johnny Appleseed/John Henry
Fable
Legend
Myth
Tall Tale
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stories that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and heroes. Can explain natural phenomena. Example: Icarus and Daedalus
Legend
Fable
Tall Tale
Myth
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an event or action that makes something else happen?
a cause
an effect
a result
a cause and effect relationship
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