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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "Brother Lustig"?
(a) An enchanted item.
(b) A damsel in distress.
(c) Talking animals.
(d) An evil witch.

2. What breaks Snow White's sleeping spell?
(a) The poisoned apple is jolted from her throat.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The prince kisses her.
(d) The dwarves find the antidote to the poison.

3. What does King Thrushbeard disguise as?
(a) A minstrel.
(b) A king.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A prince.

4. What animal is Jorinda turned into in Jorinda and Joringel?
(a) A bird.
(b) A hare.
(c) A fox.
(d) A toad.

5. 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) The large black animals in the haunted house spook him.
(d) His wife throws fish on him.

6. Which character do the young men in "The Devil's Sooty Brother" and "Bearskin" meet with?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Lord.
(c) Death.
(d) Thumbling.

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

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

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

10. Most of Clever Hans uses what writing technique to tell the story?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Limerick.

11. Which tale of "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" shows Mr. Fox in a better light?
(a) Both.
(b) The second.
(c) Neither.
(d) The first.

12. What must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?
(a) Dance.
(b) Smile.
(c) Speak.
(d) Cry.

13. Which reoccurring character is found in "The Young Giant"?
(a) Gretel.
(b) Hans.
(c) Thumbling.
(d) Simpleton.

14. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Fox"?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Disloyalty.
(c) Bragging.
(d) Greed.

15. What does the maiden change herself into in "Sweetheart Roland"?
(a) A rose.
(b) A hedge.
(c) A fiddler.
(d) A princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Man"?

2. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?

3. What magic is seen in "Sweet Porridge"?

4. What is the name of the witch in "Rapunzel"?

5. For how many years is Briar-Rose asleep?

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