Legends and Folktales of World Communities

True or False: The Printing Press was invented in ENGLAND.

• True

• False

True or False: Hercules is a GREEK hero.

• True

• False

Who are the people who study folktales?

• folktales

• folklorists

• Zeus

• dormouse

• Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm

What did Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm do to become famous?

• compiled books of folktales in the 1800's

• they were Greek Gods

• their last name means "sleeper"

• they were characters in a fairy tale

What is a folktale?

• Old English name for "sleeper"

• stories passed down by word of mouth

• a story that is 100% true

• a word that means king of the Greek Gods

Where does the dormouse get its name?

• It's ears are shaped like a door

• It lives outdoors

• They like to eat grapes

• Old English word that means "sleeper"

Who is Zeus?

• Someone who studies folktales

• the king of Greek Gods

• one of the Grimm Brothers

• The man who needed to hold the whole world on his shoulders

What is the type of folktales that are believed by both the writer and audience and explains something about the world after creation?

• Myth

• Legend

• Fairy Tale

What are the stories of excitement and adventure that usually include gods/goddesses, superpowers, and brave heroes called?

• Myth

• Legend

• Fairy Tale

What type of folktale usually begins with "Once Upon a Time" and are not believed to be true?

• Myths

• Legends

• Fairy Tales