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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dog and the Sparrow | Frederick and Catherine | The Two Brothers | The Little Peasant | The Queen Bee | The Three Feathers | The Golden Goose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years is Briar-Rose asleep?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Ten.

2. What causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?
(a) Their sister picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.
(b) An evil witch puts a curse on them.
(c) Their father, the king, has a curse put on them.
(d) Benjamin picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.

3. In Brother and Sister, how does the brother turn into a fawn?
(a) His stepmother curses him.
(b) His sister accidentally pushes him into a bewitched spring.
(c) He drinks from a bewitched spring.
(d) He steals enchanted food from the witch.

4. Why does the tailor throw the footstool in "The Tailor in Heaven"?
(a) He threw it in joy when he saw an old woman washing clothes.
(b) He threw it in anger when he saw an old woman stealing.
(c) He threw it in anger when he saw an old woman washing clothes.
(d) he threw it in joy when he saw an old woman stealing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Three Little Men in the Woods," what does the stepmother send the maiden out in search of and in what season?

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

3. Which of the following is not one of the morals of the story "The Queen Bee"?

4. What happens to the goat in "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack"?

5. What trait does Catherine have that makes Frederick want to get rid of her?

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