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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal had more sense than the main character(s) in the story?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bird.
(d) Chipmunk.

2. The moral of the story, particularly in the first version, is ________________.
(a) Be able to recognize evil in all forms.
(b) Always carry a weapon.
(c) Never go into the woods alone.
(d) Avoid compromising situations.

3. Who lives at the particular dwelling?
(a) Wizard.
(b) Ogre.
(c) Fairy godmother.
(d) Witch.

4. What is the original title of Jack and the Beanstalk?
(a) The Ogre and the Beanstalk.
(b) The Boy and the Magic Beans.
(c) Jack and His Bargains.
(d) Jack and the Golden Goose.

5. As a general rule, every child believes in ______ on some level.
(a) Magic.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Happy endings.
(d) Superstition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first fairy tale mentioned in this section?

2. How many ways are there in which this situation might be resolved?

3. What famous writer is referred to in regards to the structure of fairy tales?

4. What is the underlying main topic of the story involving Jack?

5. Like many fairy tales, Snow White has what kind of connotations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is different about the existence of the targeted parent in the boy's story?

2. What is the underlying moral of the story?

3. What is the opinion of the fantasies as they regard truth?

4. What do the children gain from their ordeal with the witch?

5. What did the birds know about the situation that the children did not?

6. Describe the realistic beginning of "Hansel and Gretel."

7. How does Bettelheim separate the Oedipus Complex between boys and girls?

8. What is the basis of each version of Little Red Riding Hood? What is the main difference?

9. What is the result of this change? How do the children view their mother?

10. Why does Bettelheim say that fairy tales are meant to be told, not read?

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