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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fairy tales are referred to as what kind of "system," that is, its meaning is contained in the tale itself, and not elsewhere?
(a) Constrained.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Closed.
(d) Open.

2. Mythologies and legends differ from fairy tales because they have many what, according to the author?
(a) Cultural overlays.
(b) Character types.
(c) Different outcomes.
(d) Story structures.

3. Von Franz believes fairy tales originate as "local ___."
(a) Sagas.
(b) Anecdotes.
(c) Religions.
(d) Myths.

4. According to Freudian psychology, what comprises that organized part of the personality structure that includes defensive, perceptual, intellectual-cognitive, and executive functions.?
(a) Ego.
(b) Self.
(c) Id.
(d) Super-ego.

5. Who was the god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and pleasure in Greek mythology?
(a) Pan.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, animals in fairy tales are anthropomorphized aspects of what?

2. What German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic is associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism?

3. According to Von Franz's interpretation of "The Three Feathers," the king represents what?

4. How many sons does the king have in "The Three Feathers"?

5. In Von Franz' metaphor for myth and fairy tale, what might local sagas or myth be?

(see the answer key)

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