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Grimms' Fairy Tales - Quiz
Grimms Fairy Tales
  • 1. In KHM 6, which two creatures are the titular characters?
A) The Nightingale and the Sparrow
B) The Nightingale and the Snake
C) The Nightingale and the Blindworm
D) The Blindworm and the Toad
  • 2. What is the subject of KHM 22?
A) Children who baked bread
B) Children who played slaughtering
C) Children who played house
D) Children who went to war
  • 3. What is the primary animal in KHM 33?
A) A magical crow
B) Puss in Boots
C) A talking donkey
D) A golden dog
  • 4. Which title corresponds to KHM 62?
A) The Golden Key
B) The Frog Prince
C) Bluebeard
D) The King of the Gold Mountain
  • 5. What is the occupation of the main character in KHM 81?
A) A carpenter
B) A blacksmith
C) A tailor
D) A soldier
  • 6. What is the title of KHM 182?
A) The Golden Egg
B) Princess and the Pea
C) Princess Mouse Skin
D) The Swan Prince
  • 7. In KHM 99, which character is transformed?
A) The Carpenter
B) The Lion
C) The Frog Prince
D) The Tailor
  • 8. What is the theme of KHM 73?
A) The Murder Castle
B) The King's Hasty Promise
C) The Wild Man
D) The Strange Inn
  • 9. Which creature is featured in KHM 75?
A) Phoenix Bird
B) A talking crow
C) A white dove
D) A golden swan
  • 10. What is the subject of KHM 152?
A) The Sluggard
B) The Faithful Animals
C) The Starving Children
D) Saint Solicitous
  • 11. In what year was the first volume of Grimms' Fairy Tales published?
A) 1857
B) 1815
C) 1802
D) 1812
  • 12. What were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm studying at the University of Marburg?
A) Folklore
B) History
C) Literature
D) Law
  • 13. Who was the professor that had a significant influence on the brothers at the University of Marburg?
A) Achim von Arnim
B) Clemens Brentano
C) Philipp Grot Johann
D) Friedrich Carl von Savigny
  • 14. How many tales were in the seventh edition of the collection?
A) 210
B) 170
C) 86
D) 70
  • 15. What is the common abbreviation for the Children's and Household Tales?
A) GFT
B) CHF
C) KHM
D) KHT
  • 16. Why did Jacob and Wilhelm initially collect these oral tales?
A) To earn money for law school
B) To write a history of old German literature
C) To create a children's storybook
D) To compete with Arnim and Brentano
  • 17. Which of the following illustrators worked on later editions of the tales?
A) Friedrich Carl von Savigny
B) Jacob Grimm
C) Anton Robert Leinweber
D) Wilhelm Grimm
  • 18. According to Jack Zipes, why was the character of the mother changed to a stepmother in later editions?
A) The original mothers were too boring
B) To increase the length of the stories
C) It was requested by the publisher
D) The Grimms held motherhood sacred
  • 19. How many tales were included in the first volume of the 1812 edition?
A) 210
B) 170
C) 86
D) 70
  • 20. Which organization lists the collection in its Memory of the World Register?
A) UNESCO
B) World Literature Society
C) United Nations
D) European Union
  • 21. During which war did Jacob interrupt his studies?
A) World War I
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) Seven Years' War
D) Franco-Prussian War
  • 22. What happened to the sexual references in later editions of the fairy tales?
A) They were increased
B) They were made more explicit
C) They were removed
D) They were moved to an appendix
  • 23. Who illustrated the 1825 'small edition' of the tales?
A) Arthur Rackham
B) Joseph Jacobs
C) Ludwig Emil Grimm
D) Walter Crane
  • 24. How many editions did the 'small edition' go through between 1825 and 1858?
A) Five
B) One hundred
C) Fifty
D) Ten
  • 25. Which Russian author was influenced by the Grimms' work?
A) Jeremiah Curtin
B) Joseph Jacobs
C) Alexander Afanasyev
D) Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
  • 26. Who stated, 'What Perrault began, the Grimms completed'?
A) Joseph Jacobs
B) Adolf Hitler
C) W. H. Auden
D) Jane Yolen
  • 27. Who praised the Grimm collection during World War II as a founding work of Western culture?
A) W. H. Auden
B) D.L. Ashliman
C) Alexander Afanasyev
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 28. What individual work did Wilhelm Grimm publish in 1821?
A) Altdänische Heldenlieder
B) Die deutsche Heldensage
C) Über deutsche Runen
D) German Legends
  • 29. Which artist is noted for creating illustrations based on the Grimm stories?
A) Jeremiah Curtin
B) Ludwig Emil Grimm
C) Arthur Rackham
D) D.L. Ashliman
  • 30. How many tales were selected for the 'small edition' in 1825?
A) 50
B) 5
C) 10
D) 100
  • 31. Which American collected Irish tales under the influence of the Grimms?
A) D.L. Ashliman
B) W. H. Auden
C) Jeremiah Curtin
D) Joseph Jacobs
  • 32. Which writer used the fairy tales in a work about the Holocaust?
A) Rie Cramer
B) Arthur Rackham
C) Jane Yolen
D) Walter Crane
  • 33. What does the acronym 'KHM' stand for in the context of the Grimms' tales?
A) Königliche Hausmärchen
B) Kulturelle Hausmärchen
C) Kinder- und Hausmärchen
D) Kinder- und Heldenmärchen
  • 34. In which country were the fairy tales banned following World War II?
A) United Kingdom
B) Austria
C) France
D) Germany
  • 35. What is the KHM number for 'The Bremen Town Musicians'?
A) 27
B) 25
C) 28
D) 26
  • 36. How many listings are contained in the 'Removed from final edition' section?
A) 30
B) 21
C) 12
D) 18
  • 37. Which tale is known as 'Aschenputtel'?
A) Mother Holle
B) Snow White
C) Rapunzel
D) Cinderella
  • 38. The fairy tales were banned in which occupation zone after WWII?
A) American
B) French
C) Soviet
D) British
  • 39. KHM 53 refers to which famous tale?
A) The Twelve Brothers
B) The Seven Ravens
C) Snow White
D) The White Snake
  • 40. In the tale 'The Goose Girl', what is the name of the horse that can speak?
A) Falada
B) Pegasus
C) Bucephalus
D) Shadowfax
  • 41. What is the primary power of the 'Blue Light' in the tale of the same name?
A) It turns metal into gold
B) It summons a magical servant
C) It heals all wounds
D) It grants invisibility
  • 42. In 'The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces', how do the princesses leave their room at night?
A) Through a secret trapdoor
B) The floor turns into a slide
C) They turn into birds
D) They fly out the window
  • 43. What does the protagonist find in 'The Golden Key'?
A) A golden bird
B) A treasure map
C) A small iron chest
D) A secret door
  • 44. What is the item that 'Hans My Hedgehog' rides when he sets out into the world?
A) A pig
B) A rooster
C) A donkey
D) A goat
  • 45. In 'The Water of Life', what must the sons retrieve to cure their dying father?
A) A phoenix feather
B) The king's crown
C) Water from a magic well
D) A golden apple
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