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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.
(a) His father.
(b) The queen.
(c) The page boy.
(d) The prince.

2. In "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit," whom does the Hodja address at the beginning of the story?
(a) His parents.
(b) The reader.
(c) His students.
(d) His congregation.

3. What is "The Fly" about?
(a) Death.
(b) Insects.
(c) Forgiving debt.
(d) Plants.

4. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?
(a) A mallet.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A screwdriver.
(d) A dying bird.

5. The man in "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," is turned into _______________.
(a) A pig.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tribes exist at the start of "How Men and Women Got Together"?

2. What contest must suitors enter in "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!"?

3. In "Coyote Fights a Lump of Pitch," whom does the Coyote trick into taking his place?

4. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?

5. What word is no one allowed to say in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?

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