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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 is the proof that the prince has against the princess in "The Riddle"?
(a) Three drinks.
(b) Three clocks.
(c) Three ravens.
(d) Three cloaks.

2. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?
(a) A witch.
(b) A princess.
(c) Other musicians.
(d) Robbers.

3. Why does the farmer want to get rid of the horse in "The Fox and the Horse"?
(a) The horse is dead.
(b) He thinks the horse is useless.
(c) He wants to buy a new, more attractive looking horse.
(d) The horse does not listen to commands.

4. Why does one of the men in How Six Men Got on in the World wear a cap over one ear?
(a) Because he wants to shoot out the left eye of a fly.
(b) Because he wants to run slower.
(c) Because he wants to blow air onto the windmills.
(d) Because otherwise a frost will set in.

5. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?
(a) An apprentice to a turner.
(b) A carpenter journeyman.
(c) A miller's apprentice.
(d) A tailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?

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

3. Which phrase can sum up the idea behind the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor"?

4. What is something similar in "The Three Little Birds" and "The Water of Life"?

5. What replacement organ does the third surgeon in "The Three Army Surgeons" end up with?

(see the answer key)

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