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

2. In "Merry Prank," the king wants to see if ________is more clever then his jesters.
(a) The Prince.
(b) Hal.
(c) Tyll.
(d) The queen.

3. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?
(a) It decided to live with him.
(b) It broke.
(c) He lost it.
(d) It had a baby.

4. In "The King of Ireland's Son," what game must Art play?
(a) Tag.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Hide and Seek.
(d) Poker.

5. What does the Rabbi in "It Could Always Be Worse" tell the men to bring into his home?
(a) Happy children.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Farm Animals.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the husband become partners in "The Bad Wife"?

2. In "The Longwitton Dragon," why can the knight not slay the dragon?

3. What does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?

4. What happens to the maiden in "The Waiting Maid's Parrot"?

5. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?

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