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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word does Pearson say that the word stereotype often confused with?
(a) Archetype.
(b) Personality disorders.
(c) Racism.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

2. Which archetype does Pearson say the Hindu goddess Kali represents?
(a) Destroyer.
(b) Follower.
(c) Leader.
(d) Fool.

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

4. At a higher level, what does Pearson say two orphans can do?
(a) Make fun of others not like them.
(b) Take care of each other.
(c) Destroy each other.
(d) Become cruel to others.

5. Which archetype does Pearson use the Biblical Children of Israel represent?
(a) The seeker.
(b) The follower.
(c) The fool.
(d) The ruler.

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

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

8. According to legend what was inside the Holy Grail?
(a) Wine.
(b) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(c) The blood of Christ.
(d) Holy water.

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

10. What is the first element that Pearson says the self forms on its journey through life?
(a) Name.
(b) Ego.
(c) Locaton.
(d) Credibility.

11. Which of Pearson's archetypes is often accompanied by suffering?
(a) Ruler.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Destroyer.
(d) Warrior.

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

13. When does Pearson say the seeker archetype becomes important in a person?
(a) When it's time to fight.
(b) When someone loses keys or glasses.
(c) During their adolescence,
(d) After college.

14. Who wrote "The Symposium"?
(a) Carol S. Pearson.
(b) Theodore Geisel.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which archetype does Pearson say explores the world without suppressing its sexual desires?

2. Which personality type helps in preparation for the journey discussed by Pearson?

3. According to Pearson, which archetype is what most people identify with when they think of a person being a hero?

4. From its negative side, which archetype does Pearson say can make people into heartless criminals?

5. According to Chapter 7, what two things might cause disappointment for the orphan archetype?

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