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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many modern fairy tales have lost their impact and meaning because they have been _________________.
(a) Translated.
(b) Simplified.
(c) Changed.
(d) Reinvented.

2. At what age do fairy tales begin to have real meaning for a child?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. What phase of a child's development is addressed by the author?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) Puberty.
(c) Teething.
(d) Oedipal.

4. What is the first story referred to by the Brothers Grimm?
(a) Fisherman and the Jinny.
(b) Hansel and Gretel.
(c) Jack and the Beanstalk.
(d) Queen Bee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The fisherman is called upon to use ______ to get out of a bad situation.

2. A child may be scared in thinking that his grandmother has been replaced by what?

3. Disregarding a personality can be equivalent to discarding what?

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

5. Who is the first famous writer to be quoted in chapter one?

(see the answer key)

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