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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. The fisherman is called upon to use ______ to get out of a bad situation.
(a) Faith.
(b) Strength.
(c) Brains.
(d) Wit.

2. Historically speaking, a child's mind was formed by all but which one of the following?
(a) Myths.
(b) Riddles.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Religious parables.

3. What fairy tale character was the writer's favorite?
(a) Rapunzel.
(b) Red Riding Hood.
(c) Rumpelstiltskin.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

4. Fairy tales most often deal with what?
(a) Internal conflicts.
(b) External forces.
(c) Magical elements.
(d) Maintaining faith.

5. What does the fisherman find in his net?
(a) Mermaid.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Talking fish.
(d) Copper pot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Both philosophers believed that myth equaled what?

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

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

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

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