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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 13, what is key to making a person creative?

2. In modern times, what does Pearson say is the typical role of a wife in the family?

3. Why does Pearson say people should learn about other cultures?

4. Which of Pearson's archetypes only wants to do things that the person is good at and can make money?

5. Which of Pearson's archetypes seeks to understand reality, not change it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pearson claim are the extremes of the Fool archetype? Briefly explain.

2. Which two archetypes does Pearson call pivotal in childhood and why?

3. What are the two shadow types of the Sage that Pearson gives? Explain them briefly.

4. Briefly discuss the association Pearson makes between love and death.

5. Why does Pearson say it is important to study many cultures?

6. Which two archetypes does Pearson say are pivotal in adolescence and why?

7. What does Pearson say the Sage seeks, and how is it reflected in his/her characteristics?

8. What two archetypes are important during old age, and why does Pearson say they are important?

9. What is the negative aspect of Eros in a mentoring situation based on Pearson's example in Chapter 12?

10. Why does Pearson say the Lover is important to the Fool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the metaphor of a king, his knight, his healer, and his jester that Pearson uses to relate the archetypes in this book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Pearson means by "claiming your myth." What challenges accompany it?

Essay Topic 3

What is tradition? Discuss tradition as it applies to Pearson's archetypes in this book.

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