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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Looking for a Bride | The Hurds | The Sparrow and His Four Children | The Story of Schlauraffen Land | The Ditmars Tale of Wonders | A Riddling Tale | Snow-White and Rose-Red.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the third sparrow live in "The Sparrow and His Four Children"?
(a) In a garden.
(b) Near the highway.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a stable.

2. What breaks Snow White's sleeping spell?
(a) The prince kisses her.
(b) The dwarves find the antidote to the poison.
(c) The poisoned apple is jolted from her throat.
(d) Nothing.

3. Which of the following common fairy tales motifs is not found in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat"?
(a) The use of three.
(b) An evil stepmother.
(c) A beautiful princess.
(d) Hans as a character.

4. What is the true identity of the bear in "Snow-White and Rose-Red"?
(a) A dwarf.
(b) A kind.
(c) A thief.
(d) A prince.

5. What magic is seen in "Sweet Porridge"?
(a) A never-ending fire that cooks never-ending porridge.
(b) A pot of porridge that continually refills itself without overflowing.
(c) A pot that makes and stops porridge at a command.
(d) A pot that talks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King Thrushbeard disguise as?

2. In "Looking for a Bride," what test is given to three sisters to determine whether the shepherd boy will marry her?

3. What does the maiden change herself into in "Sweetheart Roland"?

4. In "Rumpelstiltskin," what does the girl promise to give to the little man?

5. Which character do the young men in "The Devil's Sooty Brother" and "Bearskin" meet with?

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