quiz 2

Question 1

motif

Answer 1

a feature or dominant idea

Question 2

tale type

Answer 2

a narrative plot identified by a name and a concise (motif-based) description of its contents

Question 3

what are formula/theme based off of?

Answer 3

language

Question 4

what criticisms does Propp make of the Aarne-Thompson international folktale-motif index?

Answer 4

attempts to classify fairy tales according to motifs result in unsystematic and arbitrary groups as clear-cut division into types does not exist

Question 5

how does Propp organize his index?

Answer 5

with constants and variables

Question 6

function

Answer 6

a significant act of a character, defined from the POV of its significance for the course of the action (the plot).

Question 7

Propp’s Four Laws

Answer 7

-Functions of characters serve as stable, constant elements in a tale, independent of how and by whom they are fulfilled. They constitute the fundamental components of a tale’

-The number of functions known to the fairy tale is limited
• There are only 31 functions, however no tale has all of them

-The sequence of functions is always identical
• No functions fall out of order, or exclude or contradict one another, the fairy tale is thus constructed on a single horizontal axis

-All fairy tales are of one type in regard to their structure.

Question 8

what is the source of pleasure in fairy tales?

Answer 8

its variable attributes, not its constant ones

Question 9

A

Answer 9

villainy

Question 10

a

Answer 10

lack of something

Question 11

B

Answer 11

mediation or dispatch of hero: the misfortune/lack is made known as/or hero sent out on quest

Question 12

C

Answer 12

the beginning of counteraction by the hero

Question 13

up arrow

Answer 13

the departure of the hero from home (weakly paired with down arrow)

Question 14

D

Answer 14

the first function of the donor, the testing or interrogation of the hero (weakly paired with E)

Question 15

E

Answer 15

the hero’s reaction to the donor’s test (paired with D)

Question 16

F

Answer 16

the provision or receipt of a magical agent/helper. when the donor tests the hero, the hero may pass or fail the test and receive or not receive the magical agent.

Question 17

donor sequence

Answer 17

DEF. usually follows complication; in rare instances, it may precede it

Question 18

trebling

Answer 18

things happen three times, change at 3rd instance.

Question 19

G

Answer 19

the spatial transference between two kingdoms or guidance of hero (appears no more than one per move)

Question 20

H

Answer 20

struggle

Question 21

J

Answer 21

the branding, marking of the hero

Question 22

I

Answer 22

victory

Question 23

K

Answer 23

initial villainy or lack liquidated. Villains can be liquidated through struggle and victory (after possible failures) A/H/I/K.

Question 24

down arrow

Answer 24

setting off for home, return.

Question 25

L

Answer 25

the unfounded claims of a false hero (paired with Ex)

Question 26

M

Answer 26

a difficult task is proposed to the hero (paired with N)

Question 27

N

Answer 27

the solution of the task (weakly paired with M)

Question 28

o

Answer 28

the unrecognized arrival of a hero in another country (paired with Q)

Question 29

Q

Answer 29

the recognition of the hero (weakly paired with o)

Question 30

T

Answer 30

the transfiguration (new appearance) of the hero

Question 31

U

Answer 31

the punishment of the villain

Question 32

W

Answer 32

the wedding and ascent to the throne of the hero

Question 33

M/N

Answer 33

difficult task

Question 34

a/M/N/K

Answer 34

lack, task, solution, end of lack

Question 35

seven spheres of personae

Answer 35

``` hero villain princess helper donor dispatcher false hero ```