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

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

3. What do the Seven Swabians carry together?
(a) A rope.
(b) A spear.
(c) A garden rake.
(d) A sword.

4. Why does the princess escape in Allerleirauh?
(a) Her father wants to wed her.
(b) Her father wants to kill her.
(c) Her father wants her to wed a peasant.
(d) Her father weds an evil woman.

5. What common fairy tale element does "The Two King's Children" have?
(a) A cursed princess.
(b) The use of trickery.
(c) The use of three.
(d) An evil stepmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?

2. There is a heavy use of what element in "The Iron Stove"?

3. What common fairy tale motif is found in "Doctor Knowall"?

4. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "Brother Lustig"?

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

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