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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Man"?
(a) Bragging.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Greed.

2. What common fairy tale motif is seen in "Hans Married"?
(a) A quest.
(b) Talking animals.
(c) An evil stepmother.
(d) Trickery.

3. What magic is seen in "Sweet Porridge"?
(a) A pot of porridge that continually refills itself without overflowing.
(b) A pot that talks.
(c) A pot that makes and stops porridge at a command.
(d) A never-ending fire that cooks never-ending porridge.

4. What is the overall moral in both "The Gnome" and "The King of the Golden Mountain"?
(a) Think carefully what you promise.
(b) God's prayers save all.
(c) Good wins over evil.
(d) Be careful what you wish for.

5. What power does the horse posses in "The Raven"?
(a) Invisibility for itself and its rider.
(b) Ability to unlock doors.
(c) Super speed.
(d) Ability to climb a glass mountain.

6. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "The Goose-Girl"?
(a) A talking animal.
(b) God's power.
(c) An enchanted princess.
(d) An evil stepmother.

7. How much time has passed when the servant girl returns home in "The Elves"?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three years.

8. 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) Walking on pins.
(c) Walking on peas.
(d) Sleeping on mattresses with a pea at the bottom.

9. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?
(a) To make someone tell the truth.
(b) To bring someone back from the dead.
(c) To remove a curse.
(d) To kill someone.

10. What real life reality does "The Three Little Birds" touch upon?
(a) Animal cruelty.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Adopted children.

11. In "The Juniper Tree," what present does the bird give to Marlene?
(a) A song.
(b) A gold chain.
(c) A millstone.
(d) Red shoes.

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

13. How does the witch in Hansel and Gretel die?
(a) Hansel pushes her into the oven.
(b) Gretel pushes her into the oven.
(c) The witch does not die.
(d) The siblings murder her.

14. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?
(a) His tongue burns out.
(b) He dies.
(c) He turns to stone.
(d) He becomes blind.

15. What negative quality is expressed in Gossip Wolf and the Fox?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Greed.
(c) Bragging.
(d) Disloyalty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who kidnaps the baby prince in "The Pink"?

3. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?

4. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?

5. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?

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