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WorksheetsFolklore Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Folklore is important in any culture because it tells us of a culture's what?
Folklore is important in any culture because it tells us of their History and Traditions
Folklore is important in any culture because it creates a sense of identity.
Folklore is important in any culture because it helps to preserve cultural values.
Folklore is important in any culture because it promotes social cohesion.
Which of these is not considered Folklore?
Nonfiction Historical Accounts
Fairy Tales
Myths
Tall Tales
What is a Folk Tale?
A short story that comes from oral tradition.
A traditional dance from a particular culture
A type of music from a particular region
A type of artwork depicting a specific culture
What is an oral Tradition?
Passing stories down through storytelling before stories were written down.
A way of speaking to a large audience
A form of communication using sign language
A type of dance performed in a circle
What are the characteristics of Folktales?
Instructive, Characters are stereotypes, and the Structure is repetitive.
Folktales always involve magic.
Folktales are always set in a modern-day setting.
Folktales are always based on true events.
Which is an Example of a Folktale?
The Three Little Pigs
The Odyssey
The Catcher in the Rye
The Wizard of Oz
Fairy Tales always involve what?
Magic
Animals
Technology
Sports
What is the Definition of a Fable?
A story that always have a moral or lesson.
A type of poem
A story that never teaches a lesson.
A mythical creature
Who is the most famous Fable writer?
Aesop
J.K. Rowling
Lewis Carroll
William Shakespeare
Myths always have (a) as characters.
Popular myths commonly come from which two ancient cultures?
Greeks and Romans
Babylonians and Egyptians
Chinese and Japanese
Aztecs and Incas
Legends are stories about what?
A Person or Place that can be fictional.
Animals
Objects
Natural Phenomena
Which is a local Legend about New York?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of the Five Boroughs
The Legend of the Statue of Liberty
The Legend of the Brooklyn Bridge
(a) often include a Historical Lesson about the civilization it came from.
The story of John Henry is this type of story, that seems unbelievable but is told in such a way that makes you believe.
Tall Tale
Myth
Fable
Fairy Tale
