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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wise Servant | The Glass Coffin | Lazy Harry | The Griffin | Strong Hans | The Peasant in Heaven | Lean Lisa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What common theme is displayed in "The Lazy Spinner"?
(a) Love.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Magic.

2. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?
(a) The king jumps at him.
(b) His wife throws fish on him.
(c) The large black animals in the haunted house spook him.
(d) The ghost in the haunted house scares him.

3. What animal makes its appearance in "Tales of the Paddock"?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Alligators.
(d) Fish.

4. What do the rooster and hen do with the needle at the inn in "The Pack of Ragamuffins"?
(a) They throw him in the hearth to turn hot.
(b) They stick him into the innkeeper's towel.
(c) They stick him into the innkeeper's easy chair.
(d) They use him to crack the hen's egg to eat.

5. What is the true identity of the bear in "Snow-White and Rose-Red"?
(a) A dwarf.
(b) A kind.
(c) A thief.
(d) A prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl have to steal away from the old woman in "The Old Woman in the Wood"?

2. Which Arabian Nights tale is "Simeli Mountain" similar to?

3. What common fairy tale motif is found in "The Singing, Soaring Lark"?

4. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?

5. What animal does the chicken turn into in "The Ungrateful Son"?

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