TPO20-L3
Norwegian Folk Tales
- What is the lecture mainly about?
- A. The role played by folktales in contemporary Norwegian society.
- B. A description of the major types of Norwegian folktales.
- C. A comparison of Norwegian folktales and Norwegian folk legends.
- D. An illustration of the differences between oral literature and written literature.
- What does the professor find appealing about folk legends?
- A. They are very imaginative.
- B. They are somewhat realistic.
- C. They stress what is important in a culture.
- D. They show similarities between otherwise diverse societies.
- How is the story of the bear and the fox characteristic of Norwegian animal stories?
- A. It explains the origin of a physical characteristic of an animal.
- B. It uses animal behavior to explain human characteristics.
- C. It shows how animals were domesticated by people.
- D. It contains episodes of animals changing into people.
- Why does the professor mention a folktale called “East of the Sun and West of the Moon”?
[CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS]
- A. To point out conventions found in most folktales.
- B. To point out differences between animals stories and comical stories.
- C. To give an example of a transformation story.
- D. To give an example of a story published in the first collection of Norwegian folktales.
- What does the professor say about the characters in Norwegian folktales?
- A. They usually behave in playful and amusing ways.
- B. They usually behave the way that real Norwegian people behave.
- C. Most are giants, trolls, or dragons.
- D. Most are based on actual historical figures.
- What does the professor imply happened as a result of the Romantic movement’s spreading to Norway?
- A. Children’s literature became less popular.
- B. Attempts were made to modernize the plots of traditional folktales.
- C. Folktales began to be regarded as an important aspect of Norwegian culture.
- D. Folktales in Norway became more similar to folktales from other parts of Europe.
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