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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Louse and the Flea | The Girl Without Hands | Clever Hans | The Three Languages | Clever Elsie | The Tailor in Heaven | The Wishing Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the cat and mouse store in the church in the story "The Cat and Mouse in Partnership"?
(a) A jar of cheese.
(b) A jar of honey.
(c) A jar of milk.
(d) A jar of fat.

2. What is the name of the witch in "Rapunzel"?
(a) Mother Goat.
(b) Mother Gotthal.
(c) Mother Goth.
(d) Mother Gothel.

3. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?
(a) To remove a curse.
(b) To make someone tell the truth.
(c) To kill someone.
(d) To bring someone back from the dead.

4. In "The Fisherman and his Wife," what negative trait caused their downfall?
(a) Greed.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Pride.
(d) Arrogance.

5. What starts the chain reaction in "The Louse and the Flea"?
(a) The door is creaking.
(b) The dung heap is burning.
(c) The louse is scalded.
(d) The flea is weeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was behind the mill "The Maiden Without Hands" that the devil claimed?

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

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

4. What causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?

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

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