Favorite Folktales from Around the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Favorite Folktales from Around the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did "The King's Favorite" originate?
(a) Iceland.
(b) South Africa.
(c) China.
(d) England.

2. In "The Brewery of Eggshells," with what is the woman's baby replaced?
(a) A stone.
(b) An imp.
(c) A bear.
(d) A gnome.

3. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?
(a) France.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Jamaica.

4. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?
(a) The boy.
(b) The guard.
(c) The prince.
(d) The queen.

5. How does Wasis respond to Glooscoop in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) Wasis does not respond..
(b) Wasis hits Glooscap.
(c) Wasis recites poetry.
(d) Wasis screams.

6. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) They pay 5,000 dollars.
(b) They never lie again.
(c) They chop off their left hand.
(d) They leave the country.

7. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) He lives alone.
(b) His mother died.
(c) He defeated everyone.
(d) He didn't become king.

8. Whose house does the girl in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows" accidentally visit?
(a) A demon's house.
(b) An ogre's house.
(c) An old lady's house.
(d) Her father's house.

9. What is wrong with the couple's marriage in "What Happened to Hadji"?
(a) They spend too much money.
(b) She has an affair.
(c) He has an affair.
(d) They fight.

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

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

12. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His brother.

13. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?
(a) She paints eggshells.
(b) She makes an omelette.
(c) She poaches eggs.
(d) She brews eggshells.

14. What is the occupation of the man who commits a crime in "Chelm Justice"?
(a) A shoe mender.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A roofer.
(d) A banker.

15. What is amazing about the well in "The Longwitton Dragon"?
(a) It gives love to all that drink from it.
(b) It never empties.
(c) It leads to a magic world.
(d) It gives vitality to all that drink from it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did "The Man Who Had No Story" originate?

2. Where does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered" leave his bride?

3. What does Jack carry home in "Lazy Jack"?

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

5. In "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" what other role does the queen play?

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