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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. What negative quality is expressed in Gossip Wolf and the Fox?

2. Why does one of the men in How Six Men Got on in the World wear a cap over one ear?

3. Which of the following is not one of the morals of the story "The Queen Bee"?

4. What is the negative trait expressed by the hen in "The Death of the Little Hen"?

5. In "The Three Little Men in the Woods," what does the stepmother send the maiden out in search of and in what season?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How might The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean compare to a fable?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Describe the use of intelligence by the tailor in The Valiant Little Tailor.

10. Discuss Gretel's character in Clever Gretel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many fairy tales have been re-told over the years, especially the more popular ones such as Cinderella and Snow White. They have been re-told in several languages and countries with various twists. Choose a fairy tale and research its various re-tellings. Explore the similarities and differences between the re-tellings and the original. What can be understood about the culture re-telling the tale?

Essay Topic 2

Prince Charming is not a term used specifically in the fairy tales but the idea of a Prince Charming is found in many of the tales. Discuss what the idea of a fairy tale prince is. Compare and contrast the various prince characters in the different tales. What behavioral codes do these princes tend to follow? What is the modern idea of a prince and is it similar to the idea of a fairy tale prince?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the idea of beauty in fairy tales. What is beauty? How is it portrayed in the fairy tales? What do the fairy tales say about beauty? What perceptions about beauty do the fairy tales express to society and does society follow these perceptions? Use specific examples to support your claims.

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