Genre: Folktales

Which of the following is true about folktales?

• They are usually set in the future and are based on written tradition

• They are usually set in the past and are based on an oral tradition

• They are always about real events

• They never involve cultural values

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What do folktales often show the importance of?

• Scientific discoveries

• Cultural value or behavior

• Modern technology

• Political systems

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Folktales often focus on a ______ that needs to be solved.

• problem

• story

• character

• setting

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Folktales may feature supernatural characters or events.

• True

• False

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Folktales sometimes feature a trickster.

• True

• False

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What are folktales?

• Stories passed along by word of mouth from generation to generation

• Stories written by famous authors

• Stories only found in books

• Stories about animals only

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Folktales vary among cultures, but many teach _________

• life lessons

• mathematical formulas

• scientific theories

• historical dates

• sports techniques

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In some folktales, who is the main character?

• A king

• A trickster

• A hero

• A dragon

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Tricksters in folktales always succeed in their trickery.

• True

• False

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Folktales

• teach facts

• teach a lesson

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