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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. What distracts Little Red Cap when she is going to her grandmother's house?
(a) Musical birds.
(b) The wolf's stories.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Nothing.

2. In "The Cunning Little Tailor," what animal must the tailor spend the night with?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A bird.

3. What item does the second son receive in "The Three Sons of Fortune"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bag of gold.
(c) A scythe.
(d) A rooster.

4. Why does the princess escape in Allerleirauh?
(a) Her father wants to wed her.
(b) Her father wants her to wed a peasant.
(c) Her father wants to kill her.
(d) Her father weds an evil woman.

5. In "The Juniper Tree," what present does the bird give to Marlene?
(a) A millstone.
(b) Red shoes.
(c) A gold chain.
(d) A song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?

2. What does Thumbling use as a sword in "Thumbling's Travels"?

3. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?

4. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?

5. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?

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