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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?
(a) Steal.
(b) Love.
(c) Lie.
(d) Smile.

2. What does the servant tell the nobleman at the end of "Helping to Lie"?
(a) He does not need to lie.
(b) He need not tell outlandish stories.
(c) He should not tell the truth.
(d) He should marry.

3. From what country did the story "The Seal's Skin" originate?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Iceland.

4. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?
(a) American Indians.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Eskimos.
(d) Egyptians.

5. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.
(a) The queen.
(b) The page boy.
(c) His father.
(d) The prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man return to marry the girl at the end of "The Three Sillies"'?

2. Who threatens the girl at the start of "The Goose Girl"?

3. What punishment is given to the boy in "Truth and Falsehood"?

4. What happens to the three year old child in "Father of Eighteen Elves" when his mother returns?

5. What is wrong with the handsome suitor in "Mr. Fox"?

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