1. In the well-known fairy tale "Puss in Boots," a cat helps its master go from rags to riches through a series of clever ploys. What special function did the boots offer the cat?
A) They protected its feet while walking outdoors
B) While wearing the boots, the cat could walk and talk like a man
C) They allowed him to travel at great speed and become invisible
D) They gave the cat a power of persuasion that no listener could resist
There's nothing in the story about an awesome hat and a potbelly.
But there should be.
2. Snow White's stepmother was driven to her wicked deeds by envy when her magic mirror told her that Snow White, not she, was "the fairest of them all." This was weird because:
A) Snow White was only seven years old
B) The mirror was a gift from Snow White herself
C) Until then, the queen had been famed for her goodness and charity
D) She and Snow White were both rather plump
This bitch has problems.
3. After Hansel and Gretel have slain the witch and escaped from the gingerbread cottage, one final obstacle confronts them as they make their way home. What is it?
A) A solid wall of thorns, which opens at a touch from the witch's hand
B) A gate guarded by an evil dwarf who is slain by a passing huntsman
C) A deep ravine over which a mighty wind blows them like dry leaves
D) A body of water which they cross with help from a kindly duck
You never escape from a gingerbread house.
Never.
I don't care if someone is trying to kill you.
4. Before Snow White's wicked stepmother gave her the poisoned apple, she had tried to kill her on two previous occasions but was foiled by the seven dwarves. First, the queen laced Snow White's corset so tightly that she fell unconscious and appeared dead. Secondly, the queen tried to kill Snow White by giving her:
A) An enchanted knife that would stab its wielder
B) A covered basket containing an asp
C) A poisoned comb
D) A bouquet of sweet-smelling but deadly flowers
Ah, the dead child stock photo.
Always appropriate.
5. The folklore of many lands includes the tale of a character variously known as Rashin Coatie (Scotland), Aschenputtel (Germany), Zezolla (Italy), and Yeh-hsien (China). To us, however, the character is more familiarly known as:
A) Red Riding Hood
B) Pinocchio
C) Rumpelstiltskin
D) Cinderella
I don't know how to pronounce any of those words.
Answers:
1. A -- They protected its feet while walking outdoors
2. A -- Snow White was only seven years old
3. D -- A body of water which they cross with help from a kindly duck (???)
4. C -- A poisoned comb
5. D -- Cinderella
Sources: triviapark.com
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