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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the serpent like to eat in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Little boys.
(c) Little girls.
(d) Rabbits.

2. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) His mother died.
(b) He defeated everyone.
(c) He didn't become king.
(d) He lives alone.

3. In "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail," who hides the boy?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

4. Why does the king become angry with Catherine in the story "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?
(a) She hits him.
(b) She overrules him.
(c) She disobeys him.
(d) She spends his money.

5. "How Men and Women Got Together" is about ________________.
(a) Dancing.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Religion.
(d) Creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the husband in "The Bad Wife," put his wife?

2. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?

3. What does Visilisa's mother give to her in 'Visilisa the Beautiful' ?

4. In "The Well-Baked Man," what animal distracts the magician from his task?

5. In "Quevedo and the King," why is the king upset with Quevedo?

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