The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal Quiz

What is the title of today’s story? What type of special folktale is it?

• The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal; Trickster Tale

• The Lion and the Mouse; Fable

• The Tortoise and the Hare; Fable

• The Fox and the Grapes; Fable

Is today’s trickster tale fiction, or nonfiction? How do you know?

• Fiction; Animals cannot talk

• Nonfiction; It is based on real events

• Fiction; It is a trickster tale

• Nonfiction; It is a folktale

Who is the trickster in this tale? Who does the trickster fool or trick?

• The jackal; The Brahman and the tiger

• The tiger; The jackal

• The Brahman; The jackal

• The jackal; The buffalo

What country is the setting for this trickster tale? How do you know?

• India; Because it is an Indian folktale

• China; Because of the characters

• Nepal; Because of the setting

• Japan; Because of the culture

Why does the Brahman agree to let the tiger free from the cage?

• because he wants to play with him

• because the Brahman feels sorry for the tiger

• because the cage was very small

Which characters think the tiger’s decision to eat the Brahman is fair and just?

• The Pig

• The Jackal

• think the tiger’s The buffalo and the banyan tree

What does the jackal trick the tiger into doing? How does the jackal fool the tiger?

• to climb up the tree

• into getting back into the cage by pretending to be confused and distracted.

• to eat the Brahman

How do you think the tiger, the Brahman, and the jackal each feel at the end of this story?

• The tiger feels triumphant, the Brahman feels angry, and the jackal feels scared.
• The tiger feels betrayed, the Brahman feels relieved, and the jackal feels cunning.
• The tiger feels indifferent, the Brahman feels confused, and the jackal feels joyful.

Why do they think it is fair for the tiger to eat the Brahman?

• because they like to eat people

• because they have been mistreated by the people they have helped.

• because they are cruel and unfair