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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. Which element of fairy tales is not present in "Donkey Cabbages"?

2. What gives away the prince's identity in "Iron Hans"?

3. What do the Seven Swabians carry together?

4. What is the second item the girl is given by the old woman in the cottage in "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond"?

5. What heals the tailor's eyes in "The Two Travelers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does The Gold Key have no proper ending?

2. What is understood about the maiden in The Maid of Brakel?

3. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

4. What is the moral of The Two Travelers?

5. What is the lesson to be learned in Death's Messengers?

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

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

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

9. What is the lesson of The Crumbs on the Table?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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?

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