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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who, according to information in Chapter 3 is suddenly struck and converted to Christianity on his way to Damascus?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Matthew.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Mark.

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

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

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

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

8. Which archetype does Pearson say might deny reality and never know what is going on around him?
(a) Creator.
(b) Orphan.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Destroyer.

9. What, according to Pearson, is established by personality types of the Innocent, the Orphan, the Caregiver, and the Warrior?
(a) Ego.
(b) Soul.
(c) Heart.
(d) Hero.

10. What word does the book use to define characteristic ways a personality interacts with the world?
(a) Subject.
(b) Main Character.
(c) Leader.
(d) Archetype.

11. Which biblical character discussed in Chapter 3 dreams he is fleeing and climbing a ladder to heaven?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Moses.

12. This book addresses people and their needs for what?
(a) Soul fullfillment.
(b) Parental affection.
(c) A spouse.
(d) Confidence.

13. Where does Pearson say that both self and soul rest?
(a) In the heart.
(b) In the mind.
(c) In the ego.
(d) In the soul.

14. Which personality type does Pearson say is concerned about the survival of the community?
(a) Ruler.
(b) Seeker.
(c) Creator.
(d) Caregiver.

15. Which philosophical standpoint is based on the idea that God has abandoned man?
(a) Existentialism.
(b) Genre.
(c) Orphanism.
(d) Realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which archetype does Pearson use the Biblical Children of Israel represent?

2. Pearson says when orphans get to the point where they refuse to be rescued, they struggle to gain something. What do they struggle to gain?

3. Which archetype does Pearson say allows a person to "let go" of responsibility?

4. What did the historic 1647 Peace of Westphalia end?

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

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