View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fox and the Geese | The Poor Man and the Rich Man | The Singing, Soaring Lark | The Goose-Girl | The Young Giant | The Gnome | The King of the Golden Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the guest in Clever Gretel run away?
(a) Gretel has told him the chicken is poisoned.
(b) The master has told him he wants only one of his ears.
(c) Gretel has told him her master will cut off his ears.
(d) The master has told him he will cut off his ears.

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

4. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "Brother Lustig"?
(a) An enchanted item.
(b) An evil witch.
(c) A damsel in distress.
(d) Talking animals.

5. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?
(a) Yarn.
(b) Candles.
(c) Trees and leaves.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the nixie when the children escape in "The Water-Nixie"?

2. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?

3. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Fox"?

4. In "The Fisherman and his Wife," what negative trait caused their downfall?

5. What negative quality is expressed in Gossip Wolf and the Fox?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 257 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample