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27. In fairy tales, details of the plot ___
C. show considerable global variation.
28. Tehrani rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales ___
B. are the reason for their survival.
29. Various theories about the social significance of fairy tales ___
F. have been developed without factual basis.
30. Insights into the development of fairy tales ___
A. may be provided through methods used in biological research.
31. All the fairy tales analysed by Tehrani ___
E. were originally spoken rather than written.
Tehrani used techniques from evolutionary biology to find out if 32………………. existed among 58 stories from around the world.
D. links
He also wanted to know which aspects of the stories had fewest 33……………….,
F. variations
he found that some 34………………. that were included in a story tended to change over time
B. events
He was also surprised that parts of a story which seemed to provide some sort of 35…………………. were unimportant.
C. warning
The aspect that he found most important in a story’s survival was 36…………………
G. horror
37. What method did Jamie Tehrani use to test his ideas about fairy tales?
B. He looked at many different forms of the same basic story.
38. When discussing Tehrani’s views, Jack Zipes suggests that
D. features of stories only survive if they have a deeper significance.
39. Why does Tehrani refer to Chinese and Japanese fairy tales?
A. to indicate that Jack Zipes’ theory is incorrect
40. What does Mathias Clasen believe about fairy tales?
A. They are a safe way of learning to deal with fear.
