Quiz  /  Grimm’s Fairy Tales Quiz

  • 1. 
    What vegetable was Rapunzel named for? (It was the vegetable stolen by her father.)

  • rampion
  • rapini
  • radish
  • rutabaga

  • 2. 
    In “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids,” six young goats are eaten by the big bad villain. How does the story end?

  • The mother goat dies of anguish, and the wolf eats her too.
  • A hunter continuously kicks the wolf, causing it to throw up each kid.
  • The wolf’s stomach is cut open by the kids’ mother and stuffed with rocks.
  • The wolf becomes remorseful and cuts his stomach open.

  • 3. 
    What are Ashputtel’s slippers for the third night made of in the Grimms’ telling of the Cinderella folktale?

  • gold
  • leather
  • glass
  • diamond

  • 4. 
    Which of these is not a title of one of the Grimms’ fairy tales?

  • “The Pink”
  • “Doctor Knowall”
  • “Jack and the Beanstalk”
  • “The Four Clever Brothers”

  • 5. 
    True or False: At the end of “Little Red-Cap”—better known as “Little Red Riding Hood”—the main character meets another wolf and doesn’t speak to this one, but she and her grandmother cook up a way to kill it.

  • true
  • false

  • 6. 
    After the cat eats the mouse in the “Cat and Mouse in Partnership,” the short story ends with…

  • “Cats should never be trusted.”
  • “That is the way of the world.”
  • “And the cat lived happily ever after.”
  • “Cats and mice should always be partners.”

  • 7. 
    In “The Frog-Prince,” what does the princess do to the frog instead of kissing him?

  • eats his legs in a soup
  • returns him to the pond where she found him
  • steps on him
  • throws him against a wall

  • 8. 
    In the Grimms’ “Little Snow White,” which parts of Snow White does the evil queen express a desire to eat?

  • lungs and liver
  • stomach and heart
  • hands and feet
  • eyes

  • 9. 
    What cured the prince from his blindness after his fall into the rose bushes in “Rapunzel”?

  • Rapunzel’s tears
  • Nothing. He remained blind.
  • his true-love’s kiss
  • rampion leaves

  • 10. 
    How did the prince know that the princess was not his actual betrothed in “Maid Maleen”?

  • Her hair color was one shade off.
  • Her bridal shoes were too small.
  • She wasn’t wearing a gold necklace.
  • Her fingers were dry and wrinkly.

  • 11. 
    What did Ashputtel’s mother make her promise to be before she died?

  • strong
  • honest
  • good
  • humble

  • 12. 
    In “The Gallant Tailor,” what does the “Seven at one blow!” mean on the tailor’s belt?

  • He blew out seven large candles with one breath.
  • He sewed seven dresses in one sitting.
  • He killed seven men with one fist.
  • He killed seven flies with one swipe of a cloth.

  • 13. 
    Why does Rumpelstiltskin want the queen’s child?

  • He knows that her unborn child would become her most valued possession.
  • to eat as a meal
  • A spell requires a live sacrifice.
  • to get revenge on the king who wronged him

  • 14. 
    What is the queen’s punishment for her attempts to have Snow White killed?

  • eating poison apples for eternity
  • becoming old and ugly
  • dancing to death in red-hot iron shoes
  • renouncing her royalty

  • 15. 
    What does Hansel stuff into his pockets after he learns that he and Gretel are to be abandoned in the forest?

  • small crackers
  • chalk
  • marbles
  • pebbles

  • 16. 
    In which tale by the Grimms does a stepmother chop off the head of her stepson?

  • “The Robber Bridegroom”
  • “Mother Holle”
  • “The Juniper-Tree”
  • “Briar Rose”
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