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Quiz about The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Quiz

This is a quiz based on a Russian folktale "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship" retold by Arthur Ransome along with illustrations by Uri Shulevitz. This book was published in 1969 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

A multiple-choice quiz by TuTu10. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
TuTu10

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
310,592

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
161

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What book award did this book win? Hint

Caldecott Medal

Coretta Scott King Award

Newberry Award

Irma Simonton Black Award

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many brothers does the Fool have? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the Tsar of Russia's proclamation? Hint

Whoever brings the Tsar a crown will be his heir.

Whoever can sing the best will be his court composer.

Whoever can guess correctly on his riddles will marry his daughter.

Whoever builds a flying ship will marry his daughter, the princess.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happens to the Fool's brothers after they went on the journey to the Tsar's palace? Hint

They became famous actors and traveled to different theaters.

They married the Tsar's daughter.

They never came back again.

They sailed off to another land.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does the Fool share his small amount of food with? Hint

His father

The Tsar

His mother

An old man

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many companions does the Fool take with him on his journey? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Tsar was happy to see the Fool and his companions arrive in a flying ship.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of these tasks was NOT given by the Tsar? Hint

To stay in a hot iron room overnight.

To find 1,000 pearls hidden underneath the sea.

To produce an army of soldiers.

To get the water of life.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Did the princess fall in love with the Fool in the end?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the recurring quote that outlines the theme of this story? Hint

"God loves simple folk."

"Be Yourself"

"Never Give Up"

"Love can conquer anything."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What book award did this book win?

Answer: Caldecott Medal

"The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship" won the Caldecott Award for best illustrations in 1969.

2. How many brothers does the Fool have?

Answer: 2

The Fool has two older brothers who are more clever and more well-loved by his parents than the Fool is.

3. What was the Tsar of Russia's proclamation?

Answer: Whoever builds a flying ship will marry his daughter, the princess.

The Tsar of Russia made a proclamation across the land that whoever brings him a ship that can fly will marry his daughter, the princess.

4. What happens to the Fool's brothers after they went on the journey to the Tsar's palace?

Answer: They never came back again.

After the brothers were given their provisions for their journey from their parents, they went off towards the Tsar's palace, but they were mysteriously never heard from again.

5. Who does the Fool share his small amount of food with?

Answer: An old man

The Fool meets an old man along the way after his parents just gave him small provisions and sent him on his way after his brothers' disappearance. The old man asks the Fool what kind of food he has and the Fool is ashamed of what little portion of food he had received from his parents, but offers the food anyway.

The old man then magically produces a meal fit for the both of them after he touches the Fool's small bag of food.

6. How many companions does the Fool take with him on his journey?

Answer: 7

The Fool took with him a runner, a hearer, a sharpshooter, a man carrying sticks that turn into an army, a man carrying straw that makes everything cold, an eater, and a drinker along on his journey since the old man told him to take anyone he came across on his journey.

7. The Tsar was happy to see the Fool and his companions arrive in a flying ship.

Answer: False

The Tsar was not happy about the Fool and his companions coming in a flying ship because he did not want his daughter to marry a peasant. So, he asks his advisors about how to get rid of them and his advisors tell him to give them impossible tasks that they cannot perform so that if the tasks are not performed, they can just leave the Tsar's palace without marrying the princess.

8. Which one of these tasks was NOT given by the Tsar?

Answer: To find 1,000 pearls hidden underneath the sea.

Getting the water of life for the Tsar was the first task the Tsar gave, which the runner successfully completes. The fourth task was for the Fool to stay in a room made out of iron while the room was being heated overnight; the man carrying the straw accompanied the Fool and made the room cold by spreading his cold straw all over the room.

The final task was for the Fool to produce an army of soldiers for the Tsar; the man carrying the sticks was able to turn his bundle of sticks into an army for the Tsar.

9. Did the princess fall in love with the Fool in the end?

Answer: Yes

When the Fool put on the royal robes after he completed the tasks, the princess loved him to distraction!

10. What is the recurring quote that outlines the theme of this story?

Answer: "God loves simple folk."

"God loves simple folk" is a quote that was introduced in the beginning of the book that the narrator spoke of and later on, the old man tells the Fool about. This quote simply means that as long as a simple person has faith in God, he or she can accomplish anything in life.

Source: Author TuTu10

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