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Folktale Subgenre Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fairy tale takes place in ...

a)

the Old West

b)

Florida

c)

a mythical land

d)

a castle

2.

Legends are told as a true story, but many parts of the story are so exaggerated that it's obviously fiction.

a)

True

b)

False, Tall tales

c)

False, Myths

d)

False, Fairy tales

3.

The Fox and the Grapes written by Aesop is a...

a)

myth

b)

legend

c)

fable

d)

fairy tale

4.

Tall tales are...

a)

humorous and told as if it was true

b)

non-humorous and told as if it were true

c)

humorous and not told as if it were true

d)

non-humorous and not told as if it were true

5.

A myth

a)

takes place in a timeless past

b)

features supernatural events and beings

c)

explains how something came to be

d)

all of the above

6.

A fable is a long story that usually involved personified animals.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Dragons, unicorns, elves and trolls might be part of a ...

a)

fable

b)

fairytale

c)

tall tale

d)

legend

8.

Puss and Boots is a...

a)

fairytale

b)

myth

c)

legend

d)

tall tale

9.

Aesop is famous for writing...

a)

faiytales

b)

myths

c)

fables

d)

legends

10.

Hercules is a...

a)

legend

b)

myth

c)

fairytale

d)

fable

11.

Legends are meant to be humorous.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

In (fill in the blank) characters are either good or evil.

a)

fables

b)

legends

c)

myths

d)

fairytales

13.

Gods, goddesses and other deities are characters found in this type of folktale...

a)

fables

b)

fairytales

c)

legends

d)

myths

14.

The theme of The Fox and the Grapes is...

a)

People often dislike what they can't attain and to never give up.

b)

People often like what they have.

c)

sour grapes are gross

d)

grapes are healthy and never give up.

15.

Robin Hood is an example of a...

a)

legend

b)

myth

c)

fable

d)

fairytale