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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. Where does the husband in "The Bad Wife," put his wife?
(a) A hole.
(b) A tower.
(c) An island.
(d) A jail.

2. What is wrong with the handsome suitor in "Mr. Fox"?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is already married.
(c) He is a woman.
(d) He is a murderer.

3. What is the prophecy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
(a) The girl will murder the king.
(b) The girl will marry the queen.
(c) The boy will marry the princess.
(d) The boy will marry the queen.

4. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?
(a) Smile.
(b) Steal.
(c) Lie.
(d) Love.

5. Where did "The Parson and the Sexton" originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Norway.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the pickpockets related in "The Two Pickpockets"?

2. "How Men and Women Got Together" is about ________________.

3. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?

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

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

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