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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tricksters, Rogues, and Cheats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the three year old child in "Father of Eighteen Elves" when his mother returns?
(a) The child falls into a deep slumber.
(b) The child ages 15 years.
(c) The child can only sing.
(d) The child does not speak.

2. In "Merry Prank," the king wants to see if ________is more clever then his jesters.
(a) Hal.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The queen.
(d) Tyll.

3. How are the pickpockets related in "The Two Pickpockets"?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are father and son.
(c) They are married.
(d) They are brothers.

4. Where did "The King's Favorite" originate?
(a) South Africa.
(b) England.
(c) China.
(d) Iceland.

5. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?

2. Where did "The Parson and the Sexton" originate?

3. Why does the king become angry with Catherine in the story "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?

4. What is the king trying to decide in "The White Cat"?

5. What happens to the maiden in "The Waiting Maid's Parrot"?

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