ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an example of a Legend?
A
Paul Bunyan
B
Hercules
C
Robin Hood
D
The Fox and the Hound
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, Robin Hood and his Merry Men are a permanent part of popular culture. Set in England during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart, the adventures of Robin Hood follow the noble thief as he woos the beautiful Maid Marian and thwarts the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to legend, Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest, in the heart of Nottinghamshire, with his fellow ‘Merry Men’.

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