Oral Stories

Q. The story of the monkey king was found on a ________ at Bharhut.

1. temple mandapa
2. pillar
3. cave
4. stupa

Q. Stories were told by ordinary people through ___________.

1. songs
2. plays
3. dances
4. paintings

Q. Where are the stories told by the ordinary people preserved?

Q. According to the passage, which of the following shapes the oral narratives of women storytellers?

1. A woman storyteller's experience with distinctive traditions of storytelling developed by the women in her family of origin.
2. The cultural expectations and experiences of those who listen to oral narratives.
3. A woman storyteller's familiarity with the stories that members of other groups in her culture tell to explain themselves.
4. The conventions for standard histories in the culture in which a woman storyteller lives.
5. The conventions of storytelling in the culture in which a woman storyteller lives.