Folktales, Fables, Tall Tales, Myths and Legends

What is the correct definition for a traditional text?

• Stories that have been passed down through generations

• Stories that could have actually happened in a believable setting

• A story of a person's life, written about that person

• A story dealing with a puzzling crime

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Which is an example of a myth?

• Percy Jackson

• Hercules

• Harry Potter

• Star Wars

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"The Grasshopper and the Ants" is an example of what traditional literature category?

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Fairy Tales

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A story that starts with ". . . Once upon a time. . ." and ends with ". . .they lived happily ever after. . ." is a . . .

• Fable

• Folk Tale

• Fairy Tale

• All of These

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A highly exaggerated and often humorous story about folk heroes in local settings is a...

• folktale

• myth

• tall tale

• fairy tale

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An anonymous traditional story passed on orally from one generation to another is a...

• folktale

• myth

• fable

• legend

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Stories composed orally and then passed down to a person by word of mouth. They are entertaining and have plots featuring heroes, adventure, magic or romance.

• folktale

• moral

• motifs

• Trickster Tales

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Which of the following would be considered types of folklore?

• poems and fantasies

• science fiction and nonfiction

• folktales and biographies

• myths and legends

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Braveheart is based on a historical figure with exaggeration, which is an example of what type of folklore...

• Tall Tale

• Legend

• Fable

• Fairy Tale

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A story from the past involving gods or heroes.  These stories often explain beliefs, customs, or mysterious natural phenomena, this is a...

• Myth

• Fable

• Legend

• Folk Tale

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