Question 1

According to Alan Dundes, folklore cannot be understood without:

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Social situation

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Translation

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Historical dating

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Classification

Question 2

Dundes argues that meaning is:

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Produced socially

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Universal across contexts

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Determined by the author

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Fixed within the text

Question 3

For Dundes, folklore exists fully when it is:

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Performed

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Archived

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Translated

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Written down

Question 4

In Dundes’s approach, context refers to:

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Total social situation

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Literary style

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Linguistic structure

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Historical origin only

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT part of context?

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Printing font

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Speaker

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Audience

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Social tension

Question 6

Dundes believed folklore was wrongly treated as a:

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Textual object

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Political protest

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Sacred scripture

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Ritual practice

Question 7

Meaning in folklore emerges from:

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Situation and interaction

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Translation accuracy

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Author’s intention

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Grammar rules

Question 8

Performance in folklore includes:

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Tone and pacing

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Page numbering

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Font size

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Printing style

Question 9

Dundes shifts folklore studies from product to:

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Process

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Mythology

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Structure

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Genre

Question 10

A joke written but never told lacks:

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Performance context

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Grammar

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Vocabulary

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Structure

Question 11

Dundes challenges the idea that folklore has:

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Fixed meaning

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Social relevance

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Multiple meanings

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Structure

Question 12

Folklore, according to Dundes, is a form of:

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Social action

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Religious doctrine

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Entertainment only

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Literature only

Question 13

When folklore is written down, what is most at risk?

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Performance

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Grammar

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Plot

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Length

Question 14

Dundes emphasised the importance of:

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Field observation

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Editing texts

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Armchair analysis

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Archiving

Question 15

For Dundes, folklore is something people:

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Perform

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Memorise silently

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Translate

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Own

Question 16

“The text without context is pretext” suggests:

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Text is incomplete without context

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Text is fictional

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Text is meaningless

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Context replaces text

Question 17

Studying text alone may create:

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Interpretive imbalance

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Neutral interpretation

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Better clarity

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Stronger structure

Question 18

Rumours during exams mainly express:

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Anxiety

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Tradition

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Grammar

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Facts

Question 19

Folklore can simultaneously:

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Reinforce and resist norms

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Be silent and spoken

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Have only one meaning

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Lose context

Question 20

Silence in Dundes’s framework indicates:

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Meaningful practice

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Cultural absence

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Error

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Ignorance

Question 21

Restricting stories to certain audiences suggests:

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Social meaning

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Random choice

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Cultural weakness

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Loss of tradition

Question 22

Laughter during storytelling is part of:

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Performance

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Context

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Structure

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Genre

Question 23

Meaning shifts when:

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Situation changes

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Author changes

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Grammar changes

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Language changes

Question 24

Dundes’s method requires observing:

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Interaction patterns

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Only written records

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Translation notes

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Only spoken words

Question 25

Folklore reveals:

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Social tensions

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Mythological truth

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Only tradition

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Only entertainment

Question 26

A folktale in a textbook differs from live telling because it lacks:

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Context

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Length

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Structure

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Vocabulary

Question 27

Dundes’s approach emphasises:

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Social dynamics

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Historical dating

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Archiving

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Literary beauty

Question 28

Performance becomes socially effective through:

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Timing and interaction

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Repetition

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Length

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Translation

Question 29

Meaning in Dundes’s theory is:

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Situational

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Universal

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Ancient

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Stable

Question 30

Folklore allows indirect expression when:

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Direct speech is limited

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Grammar is complex

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Stories are long

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Translation fails

Question 31

Dundes critiques folklore studies that ignore:

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Performance

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Structure

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Authorship

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Origin

Question 32

Emotional tone in storytelling is part of:

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Performance

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Structure

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Genre

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Context

Question 33

Recording words without noting reactions results in:

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Incomplete data

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Better analysis

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Structural clarity

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Complete data

Question 34

Dundes views folklore primarily as:

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Action

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Text

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Object

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Artifact

Question 35

The same story may mean different things because:

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Context differs

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It changes grammar

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It is translated

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It loses structure

Question 36

Dundes challenges the assumption that meaning is:

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Inherent in text

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Social

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Performative

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Multiple

Question 37

Power imbalance in interpretation occurs when:

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Analyst ignores context

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Stories are short

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Performance is strong

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Community controls meaning

Question 38

Dundes would prioritise studying:

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Social interaction

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Literary metaphors

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Historical chronology

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Manuscript dating

Question 39

Taboo in folklore signals:

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Meaningful restriction

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Fear of language

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Cultural decline

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Absence of tradition

Question 40

A proverb spoken in anger differs because of:

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Performance context

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Length

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Structure

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Vocabulary

Question 41

Folklore becomes incomplete when removed from:

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Interaction

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Translation

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