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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dog and the Sparrow | Frederick and Catherine | The Two Brothers | The Little Peasant | The Queen Bee | The Three Feathers | The Golden Goose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) Another peasant.
(b) A cow herder.
(c) No one.
(d) A shepherd.

2. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?
(a) Cooking and setting the table.
(b) Bringing home firewood.
(c) Light the fire.
(d) Carry water.

3. Which of the following is not one of the morals of the story "The Queen Bee"?
(a) Someone who appears insignificant is not useless.
(b) Be kind to all creatures.
(c) People can achieve more than is expected of them.
(d) Those who are evil will get a just punishment.

4. What is not the same between "The Three Feathers" and "The Golden Goose"?
(a) An evil witch.
(b) Simpleton marries a princess.
(c) Three brothers.
(d) The character Simpleton.

5. What is the name of the witch in "Rapunzel"?
(a) Mother Goth.
(b) Mother Goat.
(c) Mother Gotthal.
(d) Mother Gothel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the witch in Hansel and Gretel die?

2. What does Thumbling use as a sword in "Thumbling's Travels"?

3. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?

4. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?

5. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?

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