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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pearson, which personality type helps in the journey itself?
(a) Magician.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Creator.
(d) Ruler.

2. According to Pearson, who is the caretaker and warrior of a modern family?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Father.
(c) Both mother and father.
(d) Mother.

3. Pearson says orphans can learn to work together as _____.
(a) Equals.
(b) Long as the dominant one is in charge.
(c) Long as there is a subserviant one.
(d) Rulers.

4. What condition, according to Pearson, leads to a lack of clearly defined boundaries for a person?
(a) Inflated ego.
(b) Innocent personality.
(c) Dark soul.
(d) Weak ego.

5. What, according to Pearson, is a common complaint of many people in modern society?
(a) Bored.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Too busy with work.
(d) Never any "me" time.

6. Using Pearson's theory, if a person is a kingdom, which archetype is there for amusement?
(a) Magician.
(b) Fool.
(c) Sage.
(d) Comedian.

7. Which archetype does Pearson say explores the world without suppressing its sense of humor?
(a) Fool.
(b) Leader.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Lover.

8. Who, according to Pearson, is the traditional warrior of the family?
(a) The grandfather.
(b) A religious figure.
(c) The father.
(d) The mother.

9. Which archetype does Pearson say explores the world without suppressing its sexual desires?
(a) Lover.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Trickster.
(d) Seeker.

10. Who was Parsifal?
(a) A woodworker who make round tables.
(b) A playwrite.
(c) The writer of "Meditations."
(d) A legendary knight from the Middle Ages.

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

12. Using Pearson's theory, if a person is a kingdom, which archetype advises it?
(a) Sage.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Caregiver.

13. Which archetype does Pearson say eliminates a person's old ways of living and makes way for new thinking?
(a) Destroyer.
(b) Trickster.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Warrior.

14. To which of Pearson's archetypes is the ability to tell right from wrong essential?
(a) Seeker.
(b) Trickster.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Warrior.

15. According to Chapter 7, what two things might cause disappointment for the orphan archetype?
(a) Self and organizations.
(b) Mother and father.
(c) Locations and travel.
(d) People and institutions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which personality type is NOT addressed in the book?

2. Which of Pearson's archetypes is often accompanied by suffering?

3. When does Pearson say the seeker archetype becomes important in a person?

4. Which archetype, according to Pearson, expresses a human's deepest desires?

5. What philosophy does Martin Heidigger follow?

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