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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. Why does the first twin kill the second twin in "The Two Brothers"?
2. Who kidnaps the baby prince in "The Pink"?
3. Which tale of "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" shows Mr. Fox in a better light?
4. What happens to the goat in "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack"?
5. What magic is used in "The Godfather" by the poor man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the irony in The Water-Nixie?
2. How does King Thrushbeard trick the princess? Why?
3. What is the similarity between The Singing, Soaring Lark, and The King of the Golden Mountain?
4. 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?
5. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?
6. 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?
7. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?
8. What is the moral of The Poor Man and the Rich Man?
9. What lesson is being told in the story Mother Holle?
10. 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.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Evil stepmothers, beautiful maidens, and clever princes are a few examples of certain types of characters that have shown up in several fairy tales. What other character types have reappeared in the tales? Give a description of each character type and explore the different tales that use them. Compare and contrast the characters. Why did the Grimm Brothers use reoccurring characters? What roles do they play and are they realistic in any sense? Why did these characters have a set role? (For example, why is the stepmother always evil?)
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