The Happy Prince and Other Tales Quizzes

The Happy Prince and Other Tales Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed September 12, 2018

1 In "The Happy Prince," what did the Prince not know during his life?

Joy

Fun

Sorrow

Wisdom
2 In "The Happy Prince," where is the Swallow going?

Egypt

London

Spain

Morocco
3 In "The Happy Prince," the people the Prince wants to help include all the following EXCEPT?

Poor children

A prisoner

A playwright

A woman with a dying son
4 In "The Happy Prince," the Swallow was late to Egypt because ___?

he had work to do

he was lazy

he broke a wing

he fell in love
5 In "The Happy Prince," the things removed from the statue are all the following EXCEPT?

Sapphires

Gold leaf

A ruby

Emeralds
6 In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the Swallow?

He devotes his life to helping people.

He goes to Egypt.

He becomes a statue.

He dies.
7 In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the statue at the end?

It is left as is.

It is altered.

It is pulled down.

It is improved.
8 In "The Happy Prince," where do the Prince and Swallow ultimately reunite?

They do not reunite.

Heaven

The Castle

Egypt
9 In "The Selfish Giant," the children love playing in ___?

the garden

the woods

the river

the castle
10 In "The Selfish Giant," what happens to the garden once the Giant keeps the children out?

It is forever autumn.

It remains winter.

It becomes lush and pretty.

Everything vanishes.
11 In "The Selfish Giant," what does the Giant hear/see to realize the children are back?

A tree

A breeze

A bird

A flower
12 In "The Selfish Giant," the boy is crying because ___?

he is cold

he cannot get into the tree

he was caught trespassing

he was lonely
13 In "The Selfish Giant," the boy is actually ___?

Christ

the Giant's son

a king

a prince
14 In "The Selfish Giant," at the end the Giant ___?

leaves his garden

dies

falls asleep

closes the garden
15 In "The Devoted Friend," Hans is proud of ___?

his house

his flowers

his wealth

his son
16 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller thinks he is a/an ___?

fair man

selfless man

good friend

all of these
17 In "The Devoted Friend," one of the few decent people is ___?

the Water-rat

the Miller

the Miller's wife

the Miller's son
18 In "The Devoted Friend," who tells the story?

The Duck

The Linnet

The Miller

The Water-rat
19 In "The Devoted Friend," what does the Miller say he'll give Hans?

Flowers

A wheelbarrow

Money

A shovel
20 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller asks Hans to do all the following EXCEPT ___?

fetch a doctor

come to his house

give him a wood plank

go to the marketplace
21 In "The Devoted Friend," what does the Water-rat not like about the tale?

It has a moral.

It has a villain.

It is long.

It is boring.
22 In "The Devoted Friend," the Water-rat shows interest in ___?

Hans

the Miller's son

the Miller

the Miller's wife
23 In "The Devoted Friend," what happens to Hans?

He becomes wealthy.

He dies.

He makes a new friend.

He stands up to the Miller.
24 In "The Devoted Friend," Hans can best be described as ___?

fickle

shy

naive

funny
25 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller can best be described as ___?

thoughtful

dumb

wise

manipulative

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