ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the setting of Cinderella?
A
Her house
B
The store
C
A dream
D
The Fairy Godmother’s house
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The book takes place in France, in a palace similar to other Cinderella stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The original written tale by Charles Perrault takes place in France. However, the story has been adapted many times in part or in whole to fit in a variety of different locations. The story has even been told in different time periods.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Cinderella was Greek The first recorded story featuring a Cinderella-like figure dates to Greece in the sixth century BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cinderella’s Château was where Cinderella herself and her late father and mother happily once lived. Although it was once a grand and imponent building, it fell into “disrepair” in the years following the death of her father, for her stepmother neglected to care for it.

Detailed explanation-5: -I must go!” she cried and ran out of the palace. One of her glass slippers came off but Cinderella did not turn back for it. She reached home just as the clock struck twelve. Her coach turned back into a pumpkin, the horses into mice and her fine ball gown into rags.

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