8LAN- Myths, Legends, Fables & Parables

What is a myth?

• A) A story with animal characters

• B) A story involving supernatural forces

• C) A story with supernatural forces that explains why things happen.

• D) A story with real people.

Myths were written down first and then shared between generations.

• True

• False

What is a fable?

• A short story that features animal characters to teach a lesson

• A short story that teaches a lesson through analogy

• A short story that illustrates a moral lesson

• A short story that illustrates how the world was made

A parable teaches a lesson using an analogy.

• True

• False

A legend features a _______ main character and supernatural or unexplainable elements that may or may not have a historical basis.

What gift of medicine power did the boy have in The Story About Survival of a Baby?

• predicting the future and controlling the weather

• healing illnesses and wounds

• immortality

• communication with animals

In Greek mythology, who was turned into a spider for their boastful ways?

• Icarus

• Echo

• Prometheus

• Arachne

The climax in a story is...

• the most exciting part

• the thrilling conclusion

• an epic war to find peace

• the point at which all conflicts begin to resolve

Anthropomorphism is....

• A) when a character is given supernatural powers

• B) when a character evolves over the course of a story

• C) when an animal is given human characteristics

• D) when a human is given animal characteristics

In the parable of the wheat and the weeds, the weeds represent the children of the evil one and the wheat represent the children of the kingdom. True or False?

• True

• False