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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it called when a person looks for the worst in everything?
(a) Cynicism.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Optimism.

2. The fisherman is called upon to use ______ to get out of a bad situation.
(a) Brains.
(b) Strength.
(c) Wit.
(d) Faith.

3. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?
(a) Gatherings.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Oral tradition.
(d) Gossip.

4. It is said that fairy tales manage to give children which of the following?
(a) Sense of belonging.
(b) Sense of humanity.
(c) A skewed view of life.
(d) Inferiority complexes.

5. What might be used to express inner conflict?
(a) Calamity.
(b) Hero.
(c) Monster.
(d) Prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through fairy tales, children are led to believe that _____ will always come to their aid.

2. Fairy tales most often deal with what?

3. Historically speaking, a child's mind was formed by all but which one of the following?

4. Religious parables gave the child a view of all of the following except for which one?

5. What do the Germans call their version of fairy tales?

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