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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 country is the origin of the tale "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Italy.

2. With whom does the husband become partners in "The Bad Wife"?
(a) The king.
(b) His wife.
(c) The devil.
(d) God.

3. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) The sky darkens.
(c) The baby talks.
(d) Snow falls.

4. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?
(a) A god.
(b) A banker.
(c) A judge.
(d) A doctor.

5. What word is no one allowed to say in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?
(a) Five.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Eight.
(d) Hello.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?

2. What does the princess promise to give birth to in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

3. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?

4. What is the prophecy in "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail"?

5. What does Visilisa keep in her pocket until she dies?

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