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