Against the ClockFolk Literature Review

Against the ClockFolk Literature Review

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the folk literature unit!

This game contains a series of twenty questions. You will have twenty seconds to race against the clock and answer each question correctly.

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proverb

The saying “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” is an example of what?

Question 1

parable proverb folk songfable

What do you call the stories passed down through generations that are

often based on real events or characters from long ago?

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legends

Question 2

legends fables folk tales parables

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Question 3

The Odyssey is an example of what type of folk literature?

epicfolk tale epic tall tale legend

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archetype

Question 4

What is the term for a story, character, motif, or theme that represents a

familiar pattern repeated throughout literature and across cultures?

invocationin medias

resepithet archetype

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What do you call stories, such as “Cinderella,” that deal with

mischievous spirits and other supernatural occurrences?

fairy tales

Question 5

fables fairy tales folk talestall tales

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nemesis

Question 6

Which word from mythology means “someone who wants to bring

about vengeance”?

trickster meander nemesis epithet

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myths

Question 7

What are traditional stories, rooted in particular cultures, that deal

with gods and supernatural beings as well as human heroes?

epics fables legends myths

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motif

Question 8

What is the term for any element that occurs in one or more works

of literature or art?

motif epithet symbol invocation

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invocation

Question 9

In an epic, what is the term for when the narrator starts with a plea to

the Muse, or goddess of poetry, for inspiration?

epithet invocationepic simile

narcissism

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parables

Question 10

What are very brief stories told to teach moral lessons?

fables myths parables folk tales

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folk tales

Question 11

What are brief stories passed by word of mouth from generation to

generation?

folk tales tall tales myths parables

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narcissism

Question 12

Which word means “to love oneself”?

invocationin medias

resnarcissism stoicism

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folk songs

Question 13

What do you call traditional or composed songs typically made up of

stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody?

epicsongs

lullabiesmythicalsongs

folk songs

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Homer

Question 14

Who is credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey?

HomerJacob and

Wilhem Grimm

WalkerBrents

Zitkala-Sa

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epithets

Question 15

What are brief descriptive phrases that emphasize an important

characteristic of a person or thing?

invocations epithetsepic

similesmetaphors

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spirituals

Question 16

What are religious songs from the African-American folk tradition?

divinities parablesmythicalsongs

spirituals

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in medias res

Question 17

What is the term for when the narrator begins telling the tale in the middle of things, and fills in earlier details later?

invocationin medias

resstoicism archetype

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fable

Question 18

What is a brief story, often with animal characters, told to express

morals?

fable parable tall tale legend

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tall tale

Question 19

What is a lighthearted or humorous folk tale that often contains highly exaggerated, unrealistic elements?

fairy tale folk tale tall tale legend

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trickster

Question 20

A(n) _____, who is either an animal or a shape-shifter, is a cunning or deceptive character who not only annoys the gods, but is also often responsible for bringing

important gifts to humanity.

antagonist epithet character trickster

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