Folktales Test 12/12 Flashcards
____ stories that are set in the past and have been passed down from generation to generation
a. fiction
b. nonfiction
c. novel
d. folktales
d. folktales
______ takes place in magical land rules by royalty.
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
a. fairytale
_____ short story that usually involves animals with human qualities; to teach a moral or a lesson
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
c. fable
______ told as if it were true and meant to be funny; unbelievable exaggerations
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
b. tall tale
_____ usually has a connection to a real, historical person or event with exaggeration; not meant to be funny
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
d. legend
_____ explain something about the world such as natural forces or how something came to exist
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
e. myth
The Crow and the Pitcher, and The Boy who cried Wolf are examples of a ________
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
c. fable
Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast are examples of a ______
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
a. fairy-tale
Mother Nature and Pandora’s Box are examples of a _______
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
e. myth
Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Pecos Bill are examples of a ____
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
b. tall tale
Robin Hood is an example of a _______
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
d. legend
The characteristics of these folk tale are set in the past, or told as a true story
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
d. legend
The characteristics of these folk tales are short, simple plot, or teaches a lesson
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
c. fable
The characteristics of these folks tales are good vs evil; usually a happy ending
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
a. fairy tale
The characteristics of these folk tales feature supernatural events or beings
a. fairy-tale
b. tall tale
c. fable
d. legend
e. myth
e. myth