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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 is the negative trait expressed by the hen in "The Death of the Little Hen"?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Arrogance.

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

3. In "Our Lady's Child," what does the maiden refuse to do?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Leave Earth for Heaven.
(c) Leave Heaven.
(d) Tell a lie.

4. 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) A beautiful princess.
(c) The use of three.
(d) An evil stepmother.

5. What is the proof that the prince has against the princess in "The Riddle"?
(a) Three ravens.
(b) Three clocks.
(c) Three drinks.
(d) Three cloaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What animal makes its appearance in "Tales of the Paddock"?

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

5. What item does the second son receive in "The Three Sons of Fortune"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

2. What does Gambling Hansel explain of the world?

3. What lesson is being told in the story Mother Holle?

4. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?

5. Discuss how Fitcher's Bird can be considered a dark tale.

6. What are the similarities and differences between The Devil's Sooty Brother and Bearskin?

7. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?

8. What is the lesson in The Raven?

9. What is the lesson in the fairy tale, The Dog and the Sparrow?

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

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