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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16- The Sage, Chapter 17- The Fool.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pearson says that In stories before the Judeo-Christian ones, a god is dismembered and loses what?
(a) A sword.
(b) A sacred ring.
(c) A book.
(d) Male sex organ.

2. How many types of people does Pearson write about in this book?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 19.

3. Which archetype, according to Pearson, expresses a human's deepest desires?
(a) Seeker.
(b) Fool.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Lover.

4. In Chapter 5, what kind of sidekick does Pearson say a hero often has?
(a) Leader.
(b) Magician.
(c) Fool.
(d) Short.

5. Which of these was a famous alternative psychoanalyst?
(a) Carl Switzer.
(b) S. Carl Freud.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Carl Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which archetype does Pearson describe as the most disturbing one, but also is also the one that can cause an initiation into the mysteries of the Soul?

2. Which archetype's path does Pearson describe as the path of the soul, not the ego?

3. Before people reach old age, what does Pearson say is seen as the time of the last chance to change their lives?

4. Which archetype does Pearson say can end in the brutality of rape?

5. At a higher level, what does Pearson say two orphans can do?

(see the answer key)

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