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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cunning Little Tailor | The Bright Sun Brings it to Light | The Blue Light | The Willful Child | The Three Army Surgeons | The Seven Swabians | The Three Apprentices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one of the men in How Six Men Got on in the World wear a cap over one ear?
(a) Because otherwise a frost will set in.
(b) Because he wants to run slower.
(c) Because he wants to shoot out the left eye of a fly.
(d) Because he wants to blow air onto the windmills.

2. What do the Seven Swabians carry together?
(a) A sword.
(b) A garden rake.
(c) A spear.
(d) A rope.

3. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?
(a) Pitch.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Dirt.

4. What must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?
(a) Speak.
(b) Dance.
(c) Smile.
(d) Cry.

5. Who helps the soldier in "The Blue Light"?
(a) A witch.
(b) A fairy.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) An elf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?

2. What replacement organ does the third surgeon in "The Three Army Surgeons" end up with?

3. What is something similar in "The Three Little Birds" and "The Water of Life"?

4. Which character makes a supernatural appearance in "The Three Apprentices"?

5. What fairy tale motif is found in "The Peasant's Wise Daughter"?

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