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Brothers Grimm Intro

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7th - 12th Grade

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Brothers Grimm Intro
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arminius lead Germans to Teoutonberg and...

traded fairy tales with other Nations

found connections in phonology withe Greek linguists

wiped out 10% of Rome's military in one battle

Germans were defeated, which is why they have Roman traces in their language

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT a reason that the Grim Brothers wrote these fairy tales?

display the power of Germans

entertain children of Germany

Prove Germany's antiquity

Show the incorruptibility of Germans

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tacitus wrote a booklet that became a known myth. How did he describe the Germans in this bookelet?

tall, strong, uncorruptible, mighty warriors

intelligent, dominant, well spoken, committed to their God

innovative, militaristic, artistic, religious

passive, artistic, and religious

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Were the Grimm fairy tales originally written for children?

no

yes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the Grimm Brothers find their stories?

they created them while in college and traveling Greece

They translated them from Latin to German after discovering phonology

They were told to them as children by their illiterate grandmother

From illiterate German townspeople

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of English were the Grimm Brothers stories originally translated to?

Old English

Early Modern English

Modern English

Late Modern English

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of etymology?

Language study and connections

The study of the history of words

connecting cultures through the study of word sounds

drawing connections between German and English

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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