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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 must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?

2. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?

3. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Man"?

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

5. What animal is Jorinda turned into in Jorinda and Joringel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

3. The idea of good overpowering evil is prevalent in many of the stories. Briefly mention a few and discuss how good triumphs over evil.

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

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. 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.

7. What are the similarities between The Queen Bee, The Three Feathers, and The Golden Goose?

8. How is the story of Clever Elsie misleading?

9. What is the lesson of The Three Sons of Fortune?

10. What does Gambling Hansel explain of the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Princesses in fairy tales are abundant. Discuss what a typical fairy tale princess is like. What are the social norms that a princess must follow? What are her physical attributes? What behavioral codes do these princesses follow? Compare and contrast the different princesses in the Grimm brother's tales. Analyze the different princesses and then compare the fairy tale idea of a princess to what a princess means in today's society. Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

The bad people in fairy tales range from evil stepmothers to wicked witches and more. List each type of evil character and give a brief description of each. What behavioral codes do these bad people follow? What are the similarities between them? What are the differences? Why are these characters always evil? Are there any instances in which the stepmother is not evil? Use specific examples to support your claims.

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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