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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sexton have to wear in "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The beggar's coat.
(b) The prince's robe.
(c) The queen's crown.
(d) The parson's clothes.

2. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?
(a) The crops die.
(b) Choking.
(c) Your tongue falls out.
(d) Death.

3. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?
(a) A knight.
(b) A singer.
(c) A queen.
(d) A poet.

4. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) He didn't become king.
(b) He lives alone.
(c) His mother died.
(d) He defeated everyone.

5. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A dying bird.
(d) A mallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?

2. In "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows," the weeds turn into _____________.

3. Where did "Father of Eighteen Elves" originate?

4. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?

5. How many tribes exist at the start of "How Men and Women Got Together"?

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