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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which archetype does Pearson explain might change to the Orphan after a painful experience?
(a) The seeker.
(b) The follower.
(c) The innocent.
(d) The ruler.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Ruler.
(b) Fool.
(c) Destroyer.
(d) Seeker.

5. According to Pearson, which personality type's cynical realism can be an antidote to naive faith?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Ruler.
(c) Orphan.
(d) Comedian.

6. What is the topic of Chapter 2?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Multiple personality.
(c) The ego.
(d) The soul.

7. In which of Pearson's journeys does the destroyer participate?
(a) The remembrance.
(b) The return.
(c) The preparation.
(d) The journey itself.

8. What, according to Pearson, can lead people to a profound sense of abandonment?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bad choices.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Disappointment.

9. What does the book call a person who has the courage and determination to confront and carry out their life's journey?
(a) Hero.
(b) Subject.
(c) Main character.
(d) Leader.

10. According to Pearson, which archetype helps to channel some energy out of the id?
(a) Seeker.
(b) Ruler.
(c) Leader.
(d) Fool.

11. Using Pearson's theory, if the person is a kingdom, which archetype is its leader?
(a) Leader.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Controler.

12. Using Pearson's theory, which archetype is close to the id?
(a) Sage.
(b) Fool.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Seeker.

13. In which journey does Pearson say the sage participates?
(a) The remembrance of the journey.
(b) The return from the journey.
(c) The preparation.
(d) The journey itself.

14. As discussed in Chapter 7, if an orphan becomes so dominated by a feeling of pain, what might the pain become?
(a) Their sense of identity.
(b) A source for pity.
(c) Inspiration for a better life.
(d) The topic of a good novel.

15. What philosophy does Martin Heidigger follow?
(a) Existentialism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Catholocism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which archetype does Chapter 9 say is often taken for granted by others?

2. What word does the book use to define characteristic ways a personality interacts with the world?

3. At a higher level, which archetype does Pearson say can learn to take care of others like themselves?

4. Using Pearson's theory, if a person is a kingdom, which archetype advises it?

5. According to Chapter 7 what might an orphan turn to when disappointed?

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