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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?
2. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "Brother Lustig"?
3. Why does the princess escape in Allerleirauh?
4. What does the boy learn how to do in "The Thief and his Master"?
5. Why does the guest in Clever Gretel run away?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the story of Clever Elsie misleading?
2. The number three is used several times in some of the fairy tales. Give a brief list of which stories that use the number three, what is represented in threes, and what the number three might represent.
3. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?
4. What is the lesson of The Three Sons of Fortune?
5. How might The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean compare to a fable?
6. What are the similarities between The Queen Bee, The Three Feathers, and The Golden Goose?
7. What lesson is being told in the story Mother Holle?
8. 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?
9. Describe the use of intelligence by the tailor in The Valiant Little Tailor.
10. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The idea of good winning over evil is persistent in several stories, novels, and movies today and throughout the years. The idea that good will prevail despite hardship is also prevalent in several fairy tales. Discuss the general notion of what it means for good to preside over evil. What defines the idea of good? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as good? What defines the idea of evil? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as evil? Which fairy tales exemplify this idea? Use specific examples to support each point.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the overall elements that create a fairy tale and label a story as one. What is the backbone to a fairy tale? What factors must be present? What are the archetypal characters? What other elements are normally seen in a fairy tale and what is the structure of a fairy tale? Be sure to include several specific examples to support each point.
Essay Topic 3
Choose any fairy tale slightly longer in length and write an essay analyzing the tale in its entirety. Discuss its characters, the marks of fairy tales that are expressed, the prevalent theme, the setting, the morals, and any other aspect that can be discussed.
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