In most fairy tales, the heroine has fallen prey to an evil scheme and can only be saved by the arrival of her prince. These kinds of stories serve asGroup of answer choicesattributional biases.legitimizing myths.oppression.None of the above is correct.

Which story is an example of a fable?A.A woman discovers that she is powerful and strong after facing an evil queen on a great adventure.B.A man learns that honesty is important after a small lie causes him to lose his friends.C.A poor couple take in a homeless beggar, and they are rewarded when the beggar turns out to be the king.D.A lion learns that even those smaller than him are important when a mouse saves his life.

Traditional fairy tales are drawn from many sources, including ancient mythology, pagan religion, politicalallegory, morality plays, and orientalia. Most such tales have filtered through centuries of patriarchal culture andshow little respect for women, except as young and beautiful “princesses.” Only to be decorative is the customaryfemale function in these old stories. Girls without beauty are automatically also without virtue, happiness, luck,or love.For instance, in the old German tale of 'Puddocky' (or Paddock, the toad-familiar of Shakespeare’s three witches),a prince seeks the world’s most beautiful girl to marry; wagonloads of less attractive candidates are casuallythrown into the river and drowned, just to get rid of them.The message that such stories convey to girls is plain: your looks are your only asset. Whatever else you mightbe or do doesn’t count.Female ugliness is a crime deserving the death penalty.6. What is the best meaning of “patriarchal”?A. old-fashioned and outdated.B. unjust in governance.C. controlled by men.D. controlled by women.E. relating to history and myth.7. The example in paragraph two of the German tale of ‘Puddocky’ is primarily provided to:A. illustrate the writer’s contentionB. shock the readerC. illustrate the problem with women in the 20th centuryD. illustrate the backwardness of old German talesE. none of the above8. The word ‘decorative’ could best be replaced with:A. divine B. miniscule C. dainty D. effervescent E. ornamental9. According to the writer:A. Female ugliness is a common feature associated with female virtue.B. Fairy tales perpetuate the need for female empowerment.C. Women in fairy tales fight against the patriarchy.D. Fairy tales portray accurate representations of women.E. Fairy tales only praise women for their aesthetic attractiveness.10. This passage probably can be found:A. in a tourist brochureB. in textbook about the history of fairy talesC. in a compilation of feminist rewritings of fairy talesD. in a novellaE. none of the above

Monsters in films, fairy tales and books force us to imagine the worst aboutourselves.’ Evaluate this statement with reference to at least two examples

Which story premise most clearly contains a supernatural element?A.Two teens decide to dress up like video game characters for Halloween.B.Every time Evelyn writes a name in her diary, that person disappears.C.King Baldric's knights swear to protect him from his rival, Prince Aldor.D.The attorney always wears her lucky watch when she goes into a trial.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Do you think mythological stories provide moral lessons, and if so, can you give an example?