CLASSIC LEARNING TEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPILATION, VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS | 2026/2027 UPDATE |GRADED A+
Aarne-Thompson -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Two researches that indexed all the folktale types and sorted them into there types accordingly
folktale motifs -
CORRECT|ANSWER
single element/idea within a story (ex: magic ring, magic sword etc)
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Index of different folktales types based on the story's configuration and based on the research of
Stith Thompson
folktale types -
CORRECT|ANSWER
type of story that follows about the same pattern (dragon slayer or the search for the lost husband)
"The Juniper Tree" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(german folktale) first wife dies when son is born, second wife has daughter, second wife kills son by
beheading him, makes black pudding from son's flesh, daughter named Marlinchen puts brother
bones under tree, bird does the song gets three gifts and kills the step mother, and comes back from
the death after he kills the mother
Marlinchen -
CORRECT|ANSWER
daughter from the Juniper tree
"The Crow's Nest" -
,CORRECT|ANSWER
(Hungarian folktale) one mother has a daughter and son, she kills the son for no reason, makes
stewed cabbage out of son, daughter puts the bones in a tree, bone become a boy/crow hybrid, and
then the bird hybrid gets three gifts and kills the mother with the millstone
"The Rose Tree" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(English folktale) first wife has a daughter, second wife has a son, second wife kills the daughter,
made into stewed liver, son buries sister's bones under a tree, white bird appears, sings a song gets
there gifts
"Cupid and Psyche" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Psyche is so beautiful that she takes some of Venus' followers. Venus tries to get her to fall in love
with a poor man through her son Cupid's arrows but he hits himself and falls in love with Psyche.
Cupid and Psyche get married and Psyche lives in his mansion but only sees him at night not in his
true form. Her sisters think she is married to a monster and tells her to see his true form and try to
kill him. She does and Cupid flies away and makes his house disappear. The only way to get him back
is through Venus who puts her through three impossible tasks that she does through the help of
immortal gods. She wins over Venus and becomes deified and they live happily ever after. (the story
is embedded in the story of the Golden Ass)
Cupid -
CORRECT|ANSWER
god of affection and erotic love, pictured in greek mythology as divinely beautiful with wings and
arrows that will make anyone fall in love; uses it on himself and falls in love with Psyche
Psyche -
CORRECT|ANSWER
beautiful mortal woman who started to get more worshipers than Venus, Venus' son Cupid falls in
love with her and can only see him at night, is tricked by her sisters into trying to kill him with a knife
and scares him away with all his riches, wins over Venus by completing the impossible tasks and is
eventually deified
Venus -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, goddess of beauty; mother of cupid who is jealous of Psyche because of her beauty, tried to curse
her but accidentally led to her son falling in love with Pysche, she tried to break up psyche and cupid
by putting Psyche through many trials and tribulations but she eventually had to relent
Jupiter -
CORRECT|ANSWER
god of lightning and king of the gods who tells Venus to bless Cupid and Psyche's love
People who help psyche in her trials -
CORRECT|ANSWER
ants, river god, and a voice from a tower help her complete Venus' impossible tasks
Lucius Apuleius -
CORRECT|ANSWER
writer of Cupid and Psyche, born in c. 125 CE in north Africa, also wrote The Golden Ass
"The Singing, Soaring Lark" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(German folktale) father goes on a trip and his favorite daughter wants him to bring back the singing
soaring lark. The father finds the lark but finds that the it is the lion's possession. In return for not
killing him for not taking the lark the father trades the first that meets him back home for the lark.
His most favorite daughter is the first one there and then marries the lion who really is an enchanted
prince who is only a lion during the day. If he is exposed to light he turns into a dove for seven years
and that is what happens when they go to her sister's wedding. In her quest to find her husband she
gets three magical items (nut, egg, and casket) in which she uses to defeat her husband's capturer
who is a princess dragon. Uses the casket and egg to wake up the husband and uses the nut the
create a tree for the griffin to fly away. They are reunited and find a son waiting for them in their
home.
Tale of Tulisa -
CORRECT|ANSWER
girl who was promised to marry a voice in a well, he is an enchanted prince whom she only sees in
human form, she gets tricked by a demon named Sarkasukis into showing her husband's true form of
a snake named Basnak Dau, She is helped in her impossible tasks by forest animals and her tasks are
done to please the mother-in-law who is the snake queen, the egg that she receives in the first task
hatches and pecks out the snake queens golden necklace that gave her power and Basnak Dau
becomes king and they live happily ever after
AND ANSWERS COMPILATION, VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS | 2026/2027 UPDATE |GRADED A+
Aarne-Thompson -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Two researches that indexed all the folktale types and sorted them into there types accordingly
folktale motifs -
CORRECT|ANSWER
single element/idea within a story (ex: magic ring, magic sword etc)
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Index of different folktales types based on the story's configuration and based on the research of
Stith Thompson
folktale types -
CORRECT|ANSWER
type of story that follows about the same pattern (dragon slayer or the search for the lost husband)
"The Juniper Tree" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(german folktale) first wife dies when son is born, second wife has daughter, second wife kills son by
beheading him, makes black pudding from son's flesh, daughter named Marlinchen puts brother
bones under tree, bird does the song gets three gifts and kills the step mother, and comes back from
the death after he kills the mother
Marlinchen -
CORRECT|ANSWER
daughter from the Juniper tree
"The Crow's Nest" -
,CORRECT|ANSWER
(Hungarian folktale) one mother has a daughter and son, she kills the son for no reason, makes
stewed cabbage out of son, daughter puts the bones in a tree, bone become a boy/crow hybrid, and
then the bird hybrid gets three gifts and kills the mother with the millstone
"The Rose Tree" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(English folktale) first wife has a daughter, second wife has a son, second wife kills the daughter,
made into stewed liver, son buries sister's bones under a tree, white bird appears, sings a song gets
there gifts
"Cupid and Psyche" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Psyche is so beautiful that she takes some of Venus' followers. Venus tries to get her to fall in love
with a poor man through her son Cupid's arrows but he hits himself and falls in love with Psyche.
Cupid and Psyche get married and Psyche lives in his mansion but only sees him at night not in his
true form. Her sisters think she is married to a monster and tells her to see his true form and try to
kill him. She does and Cupid flies away and makes his house disappear. The only way to get him back
is through Venus who puts her through three impossible tasks that she does through the help of
immortal gods. She wins over Venus and becomes deified and they live happily ever after. (the story
is embedded in the story of the Golden Ass)
Cupid -
CORRECT|ANSWER
god of affection and erotic love, pictured in greek mythology as divinely beautiful with wings and
arrows that will make anyone fall in love; uses it on himself and falls in love with Psyche
Psyche -
CORRECT|ANSWER
beautiful mortal woman who started to get more worshipers than Venus, Venus' son Cupid falls in
love with her and can only see him at night, is tricked by her sisters into trying to kill him with a knife
and scares him away with all his riches, wins over Venus by completing the impossible tasks and is
eventually deified
Venus -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, goddess of beauty; mother of cupid who is jealous of Psyche because of her beauty, tried to curse
her but accidentally led to her son falling in love with Pysche, she tried to break up psyche and cupid
by putting Psyche through many trials and tribulations but she eventually had to relent
Jupiter -
CORRECT|ANSWER
god of lightning and king of the gods who tells Venus to bless Cupid and Psyche's love
People who help psyche in her trials -
CORRECT|ANSWER
ants, river god, and a voice from a tower help her complete Venus' impossible tasks
Lucius Apuleius -
CORRECT|ANSWER
writer of Cupid and Psyche, born in c. 125 CE in north Africa, also wrote The Golden Ass
"The Singing, Soaring Lark" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
(German folktale) father goes on a trip and his favorite daughter wants him to bring back the singing
soaring lark. The father finds the lark but finds that the it is the lion's possession. In return for not
killing him for not taking the lark the father trades the first that meets him back home for the lark.
His most favorite daughter is the first one there and then marries the lion who really is an enchanted
prince who is only a lion during the day. If he is exposed to light he turns into a dove for seven years
and that is what happens when they go to her sister's wedding. In her quest to find her husband she
gets three magical items (nut, egg, and casket) in which she uses to defeat her husband's capturer
who is a princess dragon. Uses the casket and egg to wake up the husband and uses the nut the
create a tree for the griffin to fly away. They are reunited and find a son waiting for them in their
home.
Tale of Tulisa -
CORRECT|ANSWER
girl who was promised to marry a voice in a well, he is an enchanted prince whom she only sees in
human form, she gets tricked by a demon named Sarkasukis into showing her husband's true form of
a snake named Basnak Dau, She is helped in her impossible tasks by forest animals and her tasks are
done to please the mother-in-law who is the snake queen, the egg that she receives in the first task
hatches and pecks out the snake queens golden necklace that gave her power and Basnak Dau
becomes king and they live happily ever after
