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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. In "Wicked John and the Devil" what does the devil give to John?
(a) A piece of coal.
(b) A child.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) Money.

2. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Holland.

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

4. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The king.
(b) The parson.
(c) The queen.
(d) The sexton.

5. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?
(a) Circus clowns.
(b) Acrobats.
(c) Pickpockets.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the child in "The Two Pickpockets" deformed?

2. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?

3. In "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," what does the man refuse to say?

4. What is the king forced to do for an eternity at the end of "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

5. At the end of "The Goose Girl," what happens to the maid-in-waiting?

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