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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. In "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" what other role does the queen play?
(a) She is a knight.
(b) She is a seamstress.
(c) She is a witch.
(d) She is a poet.

2. In "Coyote Fights a Lump of Pitch," whom does the Coyote trick into taking his place?
(a) A boar.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A fox.
(d) A dog.

3. What does Hodja borrow in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) A wand.
(b) A fish.
(c) A broom.
(d) A cauldron.

4. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?

2. In "The Prayer that was Answered," what happens to the dishonest man?

3. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?

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

5. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?

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