Folktale Subgenre Quiz

A fairy tale takes place in ...

• the Old West

• Florida

• a mythical land

• a castle

Legends are told as a true story, but many parts of the story are so exaggerated that it's obviously fiction.

• True

• False, Tall tales

• False, Myths

• False, Fairy tales

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The Fox and the Grapes written by Aesop is a...

• myth

• legend

• fable

• fairy tale

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Tall tales are...

• humorous and told as if it was true

• non-humorous and told as if it were true

• humorous and not told as if it were true

• non-humorous and not told as if it were true

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A myth

• takes place in a timeless past

• features supernatural events and beings

• explains how something came to be

• all of the above

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A fable is a long story that usually involved personified animals.

• True

• False

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Dragons, unicorns, elves and trolls might be part of a ...

• fable

• fairytale

• tall tale

• legend

Puss and Boots is a...

• fairytale

• myth

• legend

• tall tale

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Aesop is famous for writing...

• faiytales

• myths

• fables

• legends

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Hercules is a...

• legend

• myth

• fairytale

• fable

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