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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Falsehood accuses the boy at the hotel of ___________.
(a) Purgery.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Stealing.

2. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) The baby talks.
(c) The sky darkens.
(d) Snow falls.

3. In the story "Visilisa the Beautiful," from whom does Visilisa try to escape?
(a) Her stepmother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. What do the animals decide to buy in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hoe.
(d) A bone.

5. In "The Doctor and His Pupil," what must the boy dust?
(a) A magical carpet.
(b) A set of china.
(c) A magical lamp.
(d) A magical book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?

2. Who frees the devil from Katcha's clutches?

3. Where did "The Princess on the Glass Hill" ' originate?

4. In "The Swan-Maiden," what happens when the man returns the stolen item to the swan?

5. What happens to the doctor at the end of "The Doctor and His Pupil"?

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