Deck 6: Folklore

Question 1

"Ring Around the Rosie"would be an example of a:

A) noodle tale.
B) legend.
C) folk song.
D) nursery rhyme.

Answer 1

nursery rhyme.

Question 2

____ inform and unify people.

A) Epics
B) Folk songs
C) Legends
D) Nursery rhymes

Answer 2

Folk songs

Question 3

"One good turn deserves another"is from a ___________ .

A) myth
B) pourquoi story
C) hero tale
D) fable

Answer 3

fable

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a talking animal and/or trickster tale?

A) "The Bremen Town Musicians"
B) "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary"
C) "Ride a Cock Horse"
D) "Hey Diddle Diddle"

Question 5

Humorous stories that focus on characters that are pure-hearted but lacking in good judgment are called:

A) trickster.
B) talking animal.
C) fairy tales.
D) noodlehead stories.

Question 6

The main element that distinguishes fairytales is:

A) the struggle between good and evil.
B) fairies.
C) magic.
D) an omniscient narrator.

Question 7

How many variants are there of the fairytale known as Cinderella?

A) 345
B) 1,500
C) 36
D) 3

Question 8

The purpose of folklore is to enlighten, entertain, and conceptualize __________ .

A) art
B) history
C) norms
D) language

Question 9

The seven dwarfs in Snow White are an example of a __________.

A) convention
B) motif
C) theme
D) plot

Question 10

An example of a motif is ___________.

A) good versus evil
B) a magic harp
C) the repetition of three
D) a nursery ryhme

Question 11

Folklore began as oral stories.

Question 12

Many cultures developed stories to explain the unexplainable.

Question 13

Similar archetypes appear in even the oldest stories.

Question 14

Folklore should be used with young readers so they can discover patterns.

Question 15

Since the same stories exist across cultures, it is not important to note the stories' cultural roots.

Question 16

The rhythmic words of nursery rhymes strengthen a child's sense of language.

Question 17

The art in folklore should reflect the culture of the story.

Question 18

The plot of folklore is complicated and abstract.

Question 19

All cultures have tall tales.

Question 20

Having an understanding of folklore is essential when comprehending allusions in other literature.

Question 21

How would you determine if a story was folklore?

Question 22

How would you evaluate a folklore regarding cultural authenticity?

Question 23

How do the oral origins of folklore influence the stories themselves?

Question 24

Describe and give an example of a folkloric convention and a motif.

Question 25

Explain why there are so many variants of one fairy tale.

Question 26

Identify folktales from your own community, culture, or family and describe the conventions and motifs that exist in these stories.

Question 27

Explain how folklore can increase readers' multicultural understanding.

Question 28

Based on the reading, develop a response to the following statement: A cultural outsider can produce a folktale book.