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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. Fairy tales are often thought to provide what to a child?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) A vivid imagination.
(c) Valuable learning experiences.
(d) Delusions.

2. Who is the first famous writer to be quoted in chapter one?
(a) Grimm.
(b) Andersen.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Mother Goose.

3. What is it called when a person looks for the worst in everything?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Cynicism.

4. Who speaks to the fisherman?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Mermaid.
(c) Gods.
(d) Fish.

5. What types of issues are most often addressed in fairy tales?
(a) Religious.
(b) Universal.
(c) Cultural.
(d) Personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?

2. What is it called when a person looks for the best in everything?

3. Some parents and teachers have not allowed children access to fairy tales because they are _________________.

4. What do the Germans call their version of myths?

5. What do the Norse refer to as their version of fairy tales?

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