Answer:
1. Imaginary people, real events - historical fiction
2. Story in which the words and actions of characters are shown on a stage - play
3. Imaginary things treated scientifically - science fiction
4. Imaginary story with animals as main characters - animal stories
5. Short story that teaches a lesson - fable
6. Exaggerated story - tall tale
7. Story of a person's life written by someone else - biography
8. Imaginary bold, difficult undertaking - fiction adventure
9. Secret or series of unusual happenings - mystery
10. Make-believe stories to entertain children - fairy tales
Explanation:
You were given a list of literary terms and their definitions. There are two main tools that can help you solve questions such as this one: a dictionary and a glossary.
A dictionary is an alphabetically arranged listing of words that contains different information about them, such as their definitions, examples, origin, pronunciation, etc.
A glossary is an alphabetically arranged listing of words that contains words from a specific field with their definitions. For terms such as these, it would be best to use a glossary of literary terms.
Aphorism is an original laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought while allegory is the representation of abstract principles by characters or figures.
Answer:
B. preserve an institutionalized tradition that imposed limits on its participants.
Explanation:
The main idea of <em>The Lottery</em> is how societies often preserve traditions even after they have lost any reason for existing and even become damaging to the people. This is the case of the lottery which is held in the town. The lottery has no particular purpose or benefit. It is simply maintained and repeated because of an extreme desire to respect and maintain tradition, and to limit the behaviour and liberty of people.