A. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.
B. The struggle found in fiction
C. Giving human qualities to animals or objects
D. A story about a mischievous, supernatural being
Related Mcqs:
- What animal is personified as the trickster in the Winnebago tale ?
A. Bear
B. Coyote
C. Snake
D. Hare - In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “A Cabin Tale,” which character is a trickster figure?
A. Weasel.
B. Bear.
C. The farmer.
D. The young boy. - The trickster figure is usually_______________?
A. Amoral (neither good nor evil)
B. Christian
C. Evil
D. None of these - What type of myth is the tale “The Jealous Uncle” ?
A. Origin tale
B. Trickster tale
C. Hero tale
D. A fable - What is the author’s purpose in the Zuni origin tale “The Flood” ?
A. To include the tribe’s favorite food, corn, into the myth
B. To warn its youth about the consequences of promiscutiy and other inquities
C. To explain how floods came into existence
D. To explain how earthquakes came into existence - According to the tale, what horrible crime did the ucle commit ?
A. He killed all of the old people
B. He killed all of the female children
C. He killed all of the male children
D. He killed all of the women - Which of the following themes appears in “The Miller’s Tale” ?
A. The misuse of scripture
B. The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love
C. The misdirected kiss
D. All of these answers - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves which two cities ?
A. London and Rome
B. Paris and Rome
C. London and Paris
D. Berlin and London - Who wrote ‘Hard Times’ and ‘A tale of two Cities’ ?
A. John Milton
B. Charles Dickens
C. John Webster
D. Daniel Defoe - Who is the writer of the poem ‘Nun Priest’s Tale’ ?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Cynewulf
C. Robert Browning
D. Shelley
