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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Fisherman and his Wife," what negative trait caused their downfall?
(a) Greed.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Pride.
(d) Gluttony.

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

4. What does Thumbling not end up inside?
(a) A wolf's stomach.
(b) A cow's stomach.
(c) A cat's stomach.
(d) A mouse hole.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?

2. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?

3. Why do the kids let the wolf inside in "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids"?

4. What is not the same between "The Three Feathers" and "The Golden Goose"?

5. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Gretel's character in Clever Gretel.

2. What is the irony in The Water-Nixie?

3. Discuss the differences between the two tales of The Wedding of Mrs. Fox and how each portrays Mr. and Mrs. Fox.

4. Although Snow-White is usually told as a fairy tale to entertain little girls, what is the lesson of Little Snow-White?

5. Discuss the sibling bond seen in both The Twelve Brothers and Brother and Sister.

6. Why is The Robber Bridegroom considered a dark tale?

7. What is the lesson in The Raven?

8. What common fairy tale element is shared in The Thief and His Master, Jorinda and Joringel, and How Six Men Got On in the World?

9. The Louse and the Flea and Clever Hans both use different story-telling styles than many of the other fairy tales. What techniques do they use?

10. What is the moral of The Poor Man and the Rich Man?

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