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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Master Pfriem's bad habit?
(a) Greed.
(b) Pride.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Criticizing others.

2. What character trait saves the princess from a life of servitude in "Old Rinkrank"?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Wisdom.

3. What element does "The Three Brothers" not have that is commonly seen in many fairy tales?
(a) Magic.
(b) Sibling bond.
(c) The use of three.
(d) Violence.

4. What is the foundation of the story "The Glass Coffin"?
(a) Magical art.
(b) Bitter revenge.
(c) Wicked hatred.
(d) Love and romance.

5. What does "The Ear of Corn" remind people not to be?
(a) Wasteful.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Arrogant.

6. What is the man's third wish in "The Jew Among Thorns"?
(a) For people to give him what he asks for.
(b) A sack of gold.
(c) A gun that hits anything he aims for.
(d) A magic fiddle.

7. What does the donkey learn to play in "The Donkey"?
(a) A fiddle.
(b) A lute.
(c) A harp.
(d) A horn.

8. What does the maiden want in "The Maid of Brakel"?
(a) A child.
(b) A prince.
(c) A daughter.
(d) A husband.

9. What is the contest that the king holds for his sons in "The Three Sluggards" based on?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Strength.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Magical ability.

10. What does the rose symbolize in "The Rose"?
(a) Superhuman strength.
(b) The amount of time left before death.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Eternal beauty.

11. What do the Seven Swabians carry together?
(a) A sword.
(b) A spear.
(c) A garden rake.
(d) A rope.

12. What does George pester the chickens to do in "The Crumbs on the Table"?
(a) Eat crumbs off the mistress's table.
(b) Lay golden eggs.
(c) Beat the mistress.
(d) Run away.

13. Which Arabian Nights tale is "Simeli Mountain" similar to?
(a) Aladdin.
(b) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
(c) Sinbad the Sailor.
(d) The Thief and the Merchant.

14. What is the simple moral of "The Willow-Wren"?
(a) Don't fall asleep on the job.
(b) Don't be a coward and hide.
(c) Don't win by cheating.
(d) Treat everyone equally.

15. Who is unable to rest in "The Stolen Farthings"?
(a) The ghost of a man.
(b) The ghost of a woman.
(c) The ghost of a child.
(d) The ghost of an animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common fairy tale element is found in "The Lambkin and the Little Fish"?

2. What does "The Bittern and Hoopoe" try to explain?

3. What is the true identity of the bear in "Snow-White and Rose-Red"?

4. What is the third task the giant asks of the tailor in "The Giant and the Tailor"?

5. Who accompanies the poor man in watching over the rich man's grave on the third night in "The Grave Mound"?

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