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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. Which element of fairy tales is not present in "Donkey Cabbages"?
(a) Magic.
(b) An evil witch.
(c) A beautiful maiden.
(d) A prince.

2. What is the lesson in "The Old Man and His Grandson"?
(a) Children follow the examples of their parents.
(b) Children never follow the examples of their parents.
(c) Children are naturally cruel to their parents.
(d) Children are clever.

3. What happens when the boy pours hot wax on the princess' faces in "The Three Black Princesses"?
(a) They are burned.
(b) They die.
(c) They turn half white.
(d) They turn into swans.

4. What happens to the goat in "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack"?
(a) She is eaten by a bear.
(b) She is killed by the father.
(c) She is stung by a bee.
(d) She is attacked by a fox.

5. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?
(a) A block of wood.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A pumpkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the guest in Clever Gretel run away?

2. What real life reality does "The Three Little Birds" touch upon?

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

4. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?

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

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