UIL Listening Skills "Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan is a part of what folklore?

• North American

• Russian

• French

• South American

Who was Paul Bunyan?

• a tradesman

• a publicist

• a lumberjack

• a bookkeeper

Bunyan folklore is said to have originated in what geographic area?

• Midwestern Great Lakes area

• France

• New England

• Northwest Canada

Johnny Inkslinger was a(n) _________.

• traveler

• timerman

• American West cowboy

• camp clerk

Who published the first stories about Paul Bunyan

• Richard M Dorson

• William B. Laughead

• James MacGillivray

• James Stevens

The term "fakelore" was coined in what year?

• 1950

• 1916

• 1922

• 1984

Out of the series of advertising pamphlets, which one was the most popular?

• Tales about Paul Bunyan, Volume II

• The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan

• Introducing Mr. Paul Bunyan of Westwood, California

• The Round River Drive

For which company did William B Laughead work?

• Walt Disney

• Detroit-News Tribune

• Red River Lumber Company

• St. Croix River Company

According to James Stevens, which event marked the beginning of the Paul Bunyan tales?

• the Civil War

• French-Canadian revolt

• invention of the chainsaw

• prohibition

What were the intentions of Bunyan folktale writers?

• to profit the lumber industry

• to showcase their imaginations

• to criticize the lumber industry

• to teach lumbering techniques