Ela8: Irish Fairies Quiz
This is a short quiz based on the book "A field Guide to Irish Fairies".
- 1.
This Fairy is known to be very surly and have an unsociable disposition (unfriendly).- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.
The best way to get rid of a Grogoch is to get:
- A.
A lot of work for the Grogoch to do without giving payment.
- B.
A member of the clergy (Priest/minister) to come to your home
- C.
The home blessed.
- D.
The Grogoch to go help your neighbors.
- 3.
"The Grey Man" Fairy is know to lack the gift of speech.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.
The "Grey Man" is so feared that certain areas have created paths that the Grey Man may follow that takes him far away from people. Those that travel on this path are told not to glimpse (look) upon him as they may face certain death.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.
This Irish Fairy is considered one of the most dangerous of all the fairies and believed to be the souls of unbaptized children.
- A.
Grogoch
- B.
Sheerie
- C.
Pooka
- 6.
The Sheerie are said to have the sole purpose of causing misfortune to the living and rejoice at any calamity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
This fairy, the Changeling, is commonly known to swap healthy children for their own deformed and grotesque children.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.
One positive aspect of the Changeling is that it tends to love music.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.
This fairy is one of the most feared of all the Irish fairies
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
The Pooka is said to have been force to agree never to attack:
- A.
Sober people on their travels
- B.
Irishmen (Irish People)
- C.
Christians
- D.
Christians & Irishmen (Irish people)
- 11.
This fairy is often mistaken or mistakenly called a "mermaid".
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.
Just seeing a Merrows fairy is often regarded
- A.
As a sign of 'death' and 'doom'.
- B.
As harmless if you know to avoid them.
- C.
As the most evil of all the fairies.
- D.
As kind to those who do good deeds and have good souls.
- 13.
This fairy has been know to warn only certain family members of death or doom. This fairy is known as the:
- A.
Sheerie
- B.
Banshee
- C.
Dullahan
- D.
The Pooka
- 14.
The Banshee never appears as a flesh and blood person.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.
This fairy is best known for keeping a pot of gold but not at the end of the Rainbow.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.
There are two types of Leprechauns
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.
This Fairy is known as
- A.
The Banshee
- B.
The Leprechaun
- C.
The Dullahan
- D.
The Changeling
- 18.
This fairy is not the most feared but the most powerful of all the fairies.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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