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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Crystal Ball | Maid Maleen | The Boots of Buffalo-Leather | The Gold Key | St. Joseph in the Forest | The Twelve Apostles | The Rose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tailor do to his wife in "Sharing Sorrow and Joy"?
(a) He treats her well.
(b) He leaves her.
(c) He kills her.
(d) He beats her.

2. For how many years is Briar-Rose asleep?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) One hundred.

3. What starts the chain reaction in "The Louse and the Flea"?
(a) The flea is weeping.
(b) The louse is scalded.
(c) The door is creaking.
(d) The dung heap is burning.

4. 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) The ghost in the haunted house scares him.
(c) His wife throws fish on him.
(d) The large black animals in the haunted house spook him.

5. What causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?
(a) Their father, the king, has a curse put on them.
(b) An evil witch puts a curse on them.
(c) Their sister picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.
(d) Benjamin picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal plays an important role in "The Golden Bird"?

2. Most of Clever Hans uses what writing technique to tell the story?

3. Which of the following common fairy tales motifs is not found in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat"?

4. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Fox"?

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

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