Hansel and Gretel: Origins and Variations Quiz

Hansel and Gretel: Origins and Variations Quiz

11th Grade

8 Qs

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Hansel and Gretel: Origins and Variations Quiz

Hansel and Gretel: Origins and Variations Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

Cameron Rogers

Used 4+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What period is thought to have inspired the abandonment theme in Hansel and Gretel?

The Black Death (1347-1351)

The Great Famine (1315-1321)

The Renaissance (14th-17th Century)

The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who published the best known version of Hansel and Gretel?

Hans Christian Andersen

Brothers Grimm

Giambattista Basile

Charles Perrault

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a common theme shared by the 'Hansel and Gretel' tales?

A preoccupation with sea adventures

A preoccupation with royalty

A preoccupation with food

A preoccupation with magic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which country did an earlier variant of the Hansel and Gretel story, penned by Giambattista Basile, originate from?

England

Italy

France

Germany

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the Grimm's original 1812 version, who agreed to send the children into the woods?

The father only

The wicked step-mother only

The mother only

Both parents

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a theme commonly found in fairy tales according to the text?

Time travel

The danger of the forest

Loyalty to one's kin

Survival

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for the Brothers Grimm to collect tales of distinctly Germanic origin?

To make a profit

To preserve their own cultural identity

To study linguistics

To entertain children

8.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does this background knowledge change or deepen your understanding of "Hansel & Gretel"?

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