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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through fairy tales, children are led to believe that _____ will always come to their aid.
(a) Magic.
(b) A benevolent force.
(c) Parents.
(d) A monster.

2. What do the Germans call their version of myths?
(a) Sage.
(b) Murchen.
(c) Fables.
(d) Parables.

3. Which two philosophers are referred to in "Fairy Tale Versus Myth?"
(a) Socrates and Aristotle
(b) Homer and Plato.
(c) Aristotle and Plato.
(d) Kierkegaard and Sartre.

4. Both philosophers believed that myth equaled what?
(a) Cleverness.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Truth.
(d) Wisdom.

5. What do the Germans call their version of fairy tales?
(a) Myth.
(b) Ancient tales.
(c) Murchen.
(d) Sage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regardless of the content of the story, what two cultures call all such stories fairy tales?

2. What types of issues are most often addressed in fairy tales?

3. Who speaks to the fisherman?

4. In ancient times, stories were often fashioned from tales regarding _________________.

5. What fairy tale character was the writer's favorite?

(see the answer key)

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