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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The White Bride and the Black Bride | Iron Hans | The Three Black Princesses | Knoist and His Three Sons | The Maid of Brakel | My Household | The Lambkin and the Little Fish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What common fairy tale motif is found in "Doctor Knowall"?
(a) Magic.
(b) Luck.
(c) Treachery.
(d) Horrible deaths.

2. What common fairy tale element is found in "The Lambkin and the Little Fish"?
(a) Wicked witch.
(b) The use of three.
(c) Evil stepmother.
(d) A handsome prince.

3. What does the second son in "The Four Skillful Brothers" become?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A stargazer.
(c) A thief.
(d) A huntsman.

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

5. In "Gambling Hansel," what does God grant him?
(a) A beautiful wife.
(b) Escape from Hell.
(c) Passage to Heaven.
(d) Three wishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?

2. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?

3. What reoccurring element of fairy tales is seen in "The Six Servants"?

4. What animal is Jorinda turned into in Jorinda and Joringel?

5. Most of Clever Hans uses what writing technique to tell the story?

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