African Folktales

Why did African American slaves consider Br'er Rabbit to be such an important character in folktales?

• Br'er Rabbit was funny and made them laugh

• Br'er Rabbit was scared of people

• Br'er Rabbit was witty and smart

• Br'er Rabbit was mean to the other characters

How did folktales get passed down to the next generation?

• Word of Mouth (orally)

• Written down

• Recorded and replayed

• In pictures

How do the "trickster characters" solve their problems?

• With humor

• With knowledge

• With strength

• With wit

Folktales are passed down orally generation to generation in West African society. What is a folktale?

• A story that is historically accurate

• A story that usually teaches a lesson or has a moral

• a costume worn during a play

African folktales reflect traditional Sub-Saharan Africa culture because they have been--

• carved in stone monuments for all to see

• recreated by moviemakers and playwrights

• preserved in African libraries for centuries

• passed on orally for generation to generation

What is West African name of the type of poet-musician who tell stories, sings and recite poems to share history?

• grandparents

• elder

• griot

• king

West African societies learned and shared cultural ideas orally from one generation to the next: What is the vocabulary word for this?

• oral tradition

• story telling

• genealogy

• history

What did West Africans use folktales to teach young people?

• Proverbs

• Historical accounts

• Genealogies

• Morals and values

What did West Africans bring to America that became part of the culture of North and South America and the West Indies?

• Proverbs

• Historical accounts

• Genealogies

• Folktales

What is a trickster tale?

• clever animal or human who outsmarts others

• type of folktale

• popular saying

• historical account