Folktale Notes Quiz

Folktales include all of the following except

• Legends

• Talltales

• Fairytales

• Flash fiction

Folklore is a type of story that is passed down through generations

• True

• False

Theme is

• What a story is about

• The central message of a story

• A summary of a story

• A general statement about life

A myth is a story that is told to

• teach about important leaders

• teach the history of a culture

• teach what is important in a culture

• explain the unknown

Legends...

• are heroic stories

• are religious stories

• are fictional stories

• are unverified but accurate

Urban legends...

• Can be used as a cautionary tale

• Can always be verified as true

• Are always made up

Fairy tales...

• are stories about good and evil magical characters

• often have happy endings

• are told to highlight differences between good and evil

Fables

• feature animals that act like humans

• feature humans who have exaggerated abilities

• feature epic heroes

Tall tales

• feature animals with exaggerated abilities

• feature gods and goddesses

• feature folk heroes with exaggerated abilities