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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 common fairy tale element is found in "The Heavenly Wedding"?

2. There is a heavy use of what element in "The Iron Stove"?

3. What is the goose girl's true identity in "The Goose-Girl at the Well"?

4. What is the foundation of the story "The Glass Coffin"?

5. Who is unable to rest in "The Stolen Farthings"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the moral behind The Three Green Twigs?

4. The Star-Money and The Stolen Farthings both deal with money. How?

5. What is the lesson of The Skillful Huntsman?

6. What is the common element in The Lazy Spinner and The Six Servants?

7. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

8. What is the message in Eve's Various Children?

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

10. What is the story of The Hurds telling readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the social attitudes of a culture and how they affect fairy tales. What social attitudes are seen in the Grimm fairy tales? How are they portrayed? What do these social attitudes tell children from that time? What do they tell children now? What can general readers today decipher about society back then?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the fairy tales carry hints of religion, especially Christianity. How do the Grimm Brothers express this? What exactly is said about Christianity, religion, and/or God? Research the religious lives of the Grimm Brothers and religion during the era in which they lived to further explain the use of religion. Use specific examples from specific tales. Use as many as necessary to prove the point.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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