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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Brother and Sister, how does the brother turn into a fawn?
(a) His stepmother curses him.
(b) His sister accidentally pushes him into a bewitched spring.
(c) He drinks from a bewitched spring.
(d) He steals enchanted food from the witch.

2. Which of the following common fairy tales motifs is not found in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat"?
(a) Hans as a character.
(b) An evil stepmother.
(c) A beautiful princess.
(d) The use of three.

3. How do the lord ravens in "The Seven Ravens" know that their sister is near?
(a) The little finger stuck in the gate.
(b) The little ring.
(c) The sister ate from everyone's plates.
(d) The sister drank from everyone's cups.

4. What does the boy learn how to do in "The Thief and his Master"?
(a) Change into various people.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Scam women.
(d) Change into various animals.

5. What is the name of the witch in "Rapunzel"?
(a) Mother Goat.
(b) Mother Gothel.
(c) Mother Goth.
(d) Mother Gotthal.

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

7. In "Gambling Hansel," what does God grant him?
(a) Escape from Hell.
(b) Passage to Heaven.
(c) A beautiful wife.
(d) Three wishes.

8. What was behind the mill "The Maiden Without Hands" that the devil claimed?
(a) The large apple tree.
(b) A forest.
(c) The miller's daughter.
(d) Hidden treasure.

9. What magic is used in "The Godfather" by the poor man?
(a) A self-cleaning broom.
(b) Fish that fry themselves.
(c) Healing water.
(d) A magic shovel.

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

11. 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.

12. Which reoccurring character do we see in "The Devil's Sooty Brother"?
(a) Thumbling.
(b) Hansel.
(c) Hans.
(d) Simpleton.

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

14. Why does the guest in Clever Gretel run away?
(a) Gretel has told him the chicken is poisoned.
(b) The master has told him he wants only one of his ears.
(c) The master has told him he will cut off his ears.
(d) Gretel has told him her master will cut off his ears.

15. What does the first stepsister do to get her foot to fit in the golden slipper in Cinderella?
(a) Chop off her heel.
(b) Cut off her big toe.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Cut off all her toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What negative quality is expressed in Gossip Wolf and the Fox?

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

3. What trait does Catherine have that makes Frederick want to get rid of her?

4. Why does the tailor throw the footstool in "The Tailor in Heaven"?

5. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?

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