Rapunzel quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What iconic command does the enchantress shout to enter Rapunzel's tower?

   Answer: Let down your hair

   Why: Rapunzel is named after the rampion her mother craved, and her braids hang twenty ells from the tower window.

2. 2 Medium

   What makes the witch harder for Rapunzel to pull up than the prince?

   Answer: Her weight

   Why: The weight slip-up was added in 1819 after the Brothers Grimm removed Rapunzel's line about her tight clothing.

3. 3 Hard

   What does the mother claim will happen without the garden herb?

   Answer: She will die

   Why: The mother's craving is sparked simply by looking through a small rear window into the walled garden below.

4. 4 Easy

   What magical figure imprisons Rapunzel in the tower?

   Answer: A witch

   Why: Dame Gothel is described variously as a fairy, sorceress, or witch across different European editions.

5. 5 Medium

   How does the wandering prince first discover Rapunzel inside the tower?

   Answer: Hearing her singing

   Why: Her singing voice was so sweet that the prince returned to the forest day after day just to listen.

6. 6 Hard

   Under the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index, what tale type is Rapunzel?

   Answer: ATU 310

   Why: Type 310 is 'The Maiden in the Tower'; its oldest known hair ladder is Rudaba in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, finished around 1010.