B.G. Characteristics
H.C.A. Characteristics
B.G. Tales
H.C.A. Tales
Parts of Speech
100
How is justice typically served in a Brother's Grimm tale?
Antagonist is killed quickly or violently injured. 
100
Describe a typical Hans Christian Andersen protagonist. 
Small, female and innocent. 
100
Why was Cinderella called Cinderella?
She slept in ashes or 'cinders.'
100
What two types of beings from The Little Mermaid live for 300 years?
Merpeople and Air Spirits
100

What is this an example of?  'The water is as clear as the purest glass.'

Simile 
200
Name one trait a Brother's Grimm antagonist typically possesses. 
Selfish, Greedy or Cruel. 
200
What sort of pain is typically apparent in Hans Christian Andersen tales?
Protracted Agony 
200
In the Fitcher's Bird, how does the protagonist trick the wizard into taking her sisters back home?
She puts them in a bag and covers them with gold. The wizard is tricked into thinking she can see him from the window. 
200
What possession was Karen obsessed with? 
Red Shoes
200

Which word is the verb? 

"The rooms glistened with silver and gold."

Glistened

300
Name one character trait a Brother's Grimm protagonist typically possesses. 
Kindness, Piety, Cleverness. 
300
Who is often the cause of the protagonist's problems?
The protagonist themselves!
300
Name, in the correct order, the 'gifts' that the bird from The Juniper Tree acquires for his father, sister and step mother. 
Gold chain, Red Shoes and Mill Stone. 
300
In The Little Mermaid, how old did one have to be to be able to swim up to the surface? 
15 
300

Identify the adjective:


"The eldest princess had her fifteenth-birthday, so now she received permission to rise up out of the water."

Eldest 
400
Conflicts in Brother's Grimm stories are typically...
External or Person vs Person
400
What is important about the deaths in Hans Christian Andersen tales?
They are symbolic, beautiful and metaphorical. 
400
How is the evil wizard killed in The Fitcher's Bird?
He is trapped in his house and burnt alive. 
400
Identify the four images The Little Match Girl saw then she struck the matches.
A warm stove, a lavish feast with goose, a Christmas tree and her grandmother. 
400

Identify the adverb in the following sentences:


She struck another match against the wall. It burned brightly. 

Brightly 
500
Which type of animal appears in many Brother's Grimm stories? Give two examples. 
Birds


Cinderella (Birds in tree give things to her, tell truth and exact revenge on step sisters)

Fitcher's Bird (Main character dresses up as a bird as a disguise)

Juniper Tree (Deceased son is reincarnated as a bird)

500
What is the fundamental difference between the creation of Brother's Grimm stories and Hans Christian Andersen stories?
Hans Christian Andersen was an author who created the stories himself - Brother's Grimm recorded stories that already existed. 
500
Identify one example of when a sister was kind to her sibling in a Brother's Grimm tale
Juniper Tree- Sister is upset, cries over her brother and buries his bones under the tree 


Fitcher's Bird - the third sister saves her two other sisters, puts them back together and sends them home

500

Identify one way in which the Little Mermaid's failure to win the Prince's heart is foreshadowed in the story.

The terrifying description of the potion

The pain of turning into a human being 

His mention of being in love with someone else

500

This sentence contains both direct and indirect characterisation. Identify which words exemplify each.


"There was once a little girl, very nice and very pretty."

Direct: Very nice

Indirect: Very pretty

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