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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Rumpelstiltskin," what does the girl promise to give to the little man?
(a) Her crown.
(b) Her first child.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her second child.

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

3. 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 easy chair.
(c) They stick him into the innkeeper's towel.
(d) They use him to crack the hen's egg to eat.

4. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) A block of wood.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A mouse.

5. 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.

6. What happens to the dog in "The Dog and The Sparrow"?
(a) He is run over by a waggoner and killed.
(b) He is shot and injured.
(c) He is shot and killed.
(d) He is run over by a waggoner and is injured.

7. What is the lesson in "The Old Man and His Grandson"?
(a) Children are naturally cruel to their parents.
(b) Children are clever.
(c) Children follow the examples of their parents.
(d) Children never follow the examples of their parents.

8. Why does one of the men in How Six Men Got on in the World wear a cap over one ear?
(a) Because he wants to shoot out the left eye of a fly.
(b) Because he wants to blow air onto the windmills.
(c) Because he wants to run slower.
(d) Because otherwise a frost will set in.

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

10. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Solomon the King.
(d) Noah.

11. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?
(a) Bringing home firewood.
(b) Cooking and setting the table.
(c) Light the fire.
(d) Carry water.

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

13. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?
(a) Yarn.
(b) A book.
(c) Candles.
(d) Trees and leaves.

14. What power did the servant in "The White Snake" receive?
(a) The ability to talk to animals.
(b) The ability to make princesses fall in love with him.
(c) The ability to understand animals.
(d) The ability to read minds.

15. What is something similar in "The Three Little Birds" and "The Water of Life"?
(a) Healing water.
(b) A dwarf.
(c) Evil sisters.
(d) An evil stepmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase can sum up the idea behind the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor"?

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

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

4. Which of the following is not one of the morals of the story "The Queen Bee"?

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

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