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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time period is referred to in this section?
(a) Medieval times.
(b) Victorian age.
(c) Middle ages.
(d) Edwardian era.

2. What food is related to this particular fairy tale?
(a) Beans.
(b) Gingerbread.
(c) Honey.
(d) Apples.

3. In the story, what is the underlying issue between Jack and his father?
(a) Affection.
(b) Dominance.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Acceptance.

4. Because of this belief the fairy tales may create what kind of behaviors?
(a) Expressive.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Unhealthy.
(d) Narrow-minded.

5. What was the original name of Little Red Riding Hood?
(a) Little Red Cap.
(b) The Girl in the Woods.
(c) The Wolf and the Grandmother.
(d) The Little Red Headed Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ways are there in which this situation might be resolved?

2. Bettelheim believes that the moral in the early version is ________.

3. The father may be portrayed as what?

4. Separation may also cause what kind of emotions in a child?

5. Where is Jack sent with the family cow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the opinions of psychoanalysts in regards to fairy tales and violence.

2. Describe the realistic beginning of "Hansel and Gretel."

3. How does Bettelheim separate the Oedipus Complex between boys and girls?

4. Why do some people object to fairy tales in relation to reality?

5. What examples are given by Bettelheim in regards to oral fixation and the two stories?

6. What is the underlying moral of the story?

7. Why do some cultures insist on outlawing fairy tales?

8. What is the name and crux of the original tale regarding Jack and the Beanstalk?

9. Why does Bettelheim say that fairy tales are meant to be told, not read?

10. Which parts of the mind are addressed? Who studied this concept?

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