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WorksheetsMyths and legends
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a myth?
A story by moonlight.
Stories that touch the heart.
A traditional, ancient story that is often fictional.
A traditional, ancient story that is often told by rainmakers and fortune tellers.
Myths are about gods and goddesses
Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
Marvel's The Eternals is an example of a
Myth
Legend
Folktale
Bedtime story
Robin Hood is an example of
Myth
Legend
Folktale
Oral tradition
What was formerly used to explain natural phenomena like floods, snow, lightening etc?
Myths
Legends
Tales by moonlight
Story for the gods
“Myth, a story of the gods, a religious account of the beginning of the world, the creation, fundamental events, the exemplary deeds of the gods as a result of which the world, nature and culture were created together with all parts thereof and given their order, which still obtains. A myth expresses and confirms the society’s religious values and norms; it provides a pattern of attitudes and behaviours to be imitated.”
This definition of myth was given by
Lori Honko
Lauri Honko
Mallory Honko
Lauri Hokko
Timothy R. Tangherlini defined a legend as
a story of the gods, a religious account of the beginning of the world, the creation,
fundamental events, the exemplary deeds of the gods as a result of which the world, nature and
culture were created together with all parts thereof and given their order, which still obtains.
a short, single episode, traditional narrative performed in a conversational
manner; it reflects a symbolic representation of folk belief and collective experiences, serving as a
reaffirmation of commonly held values of a group to whose tradition it belongs.
A fantastic story with equally fantastic elements.
A false story with true moral lessons
An oral, symbolic and evolutionary and apparently simple account (in the sense of a tale, diegesis, or a series of representative actions) of an extraordinary experience or event with a transcendental and personal referent that shows social classification
Select the legends from the options below
Orunmila
Usman Dan Fodio
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Ani
Kuri
Select the myths from the options below
Orunmila
Usman Dan Fodio
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Ani
Kuri
Select the non-myths from the options below.
King Arthur
Loki
Thor
Robin Hood
Faust
Myths and Legends belong to what genre?
Folktale
Folklore
Poetry
Drama
Which of the examples below are not legends?
Myths
Osiri
Ra
Queen Boudica
Dracula
Poseidon is the Greek god of
The sea
Water
Atlantis
The trident
The following are elements/characteristics of a myth except
Character
Setting
Conflict
Truth
Scientifically proven
The following are elements of a good legend except
Character
Setting
Plot
Argument
Human centred
Similarities between myths and legends include
They are not necessarily true
They aim to teach a moral lesson
They occur in a particular place
They can both be used to explain the weather
They are both about individuals whose existence is not proven
Which of the following gods are associated with thunder?
Ogun
Sango
Thor
Loki
Kuri
Which of these statements are ALWAYS true?
Myths and legends are based on facts
Myths can explain natural phenomena like flooding
Legends are evergreen
In a myth or legend, the side of good is the winning side
A protagonist cannot have more than one enemy at a time
Conflict is set up as a duality between good and (a) .
The story of Esther is a
Myth
Legend
Biography
Fictional story
True life story
