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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. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) Another peasant.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) No one.
(d) A cow herder.

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

3. What is the negative trait expressed by the hen in "The Death of the Little Hen"?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Arrogance.

4. What is one of the tests the lion suggests the king try upon the huntsmen in "The Twelve Huntsmen"?
(a) The reaction to gowns.
(b) Sleeping on mattresses with a pea at the bottom.
(c) Walking on peas.
(d) Walking on pins.

5. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?
(a) She is standing at the window.
(b) A sack of gold at the window.
(c) A decorated skull at the window.
(d) One of her sisters pretends to be her while standing at the window.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the lesson in "The Old Man and His Grandson"?

4. Why does the first twin kill the second twin in "The Two Brothers"?

5. What does King Thrushbeard disguise as?

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