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

2. What negative trait does "The Little Folk's Presents" warn against?
(a) Pride.
(b) Greed.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Arrogance.

3. What are the signs Death sends to the youth in "Death's Messengers"?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Everyone else's deaths.
(c) Famine.
(d) Old age.

4. What is the moral of "The Hare and the Hedgehog"?
(a) Don't make fun of others.
(b) There is no moral. This is for entertainment.
(c) Do not be greedy.
(d) Treat others equally.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man's third wish in "The Jew Among Thorns"?

2. What is the simple moral of "The Willow-Wren"?

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

4. What does the girl have to steal away from the old woman in "The Old Woman in the Wood"?

5. What animal does the Lord create in "The Lord's Animals and the Devil's"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the horse in The Nail? Why? What does this signify?

2. What is Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful telling readers?

3. What is unusual about the tale The Three Brothers if compared to other tales?

4. What is the story of The Hurds telling readers?

5. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

6. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

7. What is the story The Ungrateful Son about? Who is the target audience?

8. Laziness is discussed in both The Three Sluggards and The Twelve Idle Servants. What is different between the two tales?

9. What do The Willow-Wren, The Sole, The Bittern and Hoopoe, and The Moon all have in common?

10. What is the idea behind The Old Man Made Young Again?

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