LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Myths and legends began to be recorded just as soon as humans mastered the technology of writing. Often the very first texts were hymns to the gods or collections of mythological stories that became organised into cycles, explaining how the world was created, how humans came into existence or why Death is necessary.
Detailed explanation-2: -A natural aetiological myth explains an aspect of nature. For example, you could explain lightning and thunder by saying that Zeus is angry. An etymological aetiological myth explains the origin of a word. (Etymology is the study of word origins.)
Detailed explanation-3: -All cultures have myths, stories, legends, and folklore. They show what groups of people think about the world and how it is perceived. Oral arts and traditions are a way to preserve and transmit customs and values as well as to shape behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -Myths originally served two purposes: to explain and to teach. The Greek myths explained man’s origins to the ancient Greeks. They described how the world and man were created and what kind of order existed in the universe.