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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pearson, which archetype seems to have extra energy?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Fool.
(c) Creator.
(d) Ruler.

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

3. What does Pearson say that the negative Warrior seeks for its own sake?
(a) Love.
(b) Violence.
(c) Domination.
(d) A leader.

4. According to Pearson, what must be respected at all points of the journey?
(a) Ego.
(b) Yang.
(c) Yin.
(d) Id.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to information in Chapter 3 is suddenly struck and converted to Christianity on his way to Damascus?

2. In Chapter 5, what kind of sidekick does Pearson say a hero often has?

3. According to Pearson, what is the part of people that has instinctual desires?

4. According to Chapter 9, what one word best describes the kind of games to negative caregivers play?

5. What does Pearson say is the positive side of an Orphan archetype?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe a metaphor for Pearson's journey of life.

2. Briefly describe "The Symposium." Who wrote it?

3. What is the role of the Seeker discussed in Chapter 10, and when does it initially become important?

4. What does Pearson say happens when an orphan refuses to be rescued?

5. According to Pearson, what three aspects of personality must be respected throughout the hero's journey?

6. Explain Pearson's thoughts about the "midlife crisis."

7. Explain the "shadow" discussed in this book, and give one example that Pearson gives of a shadow.

8. According to Pearson, who does the Orphan reject, and how does the Orphan survive?

9. What are some characteristics of the Innocent archetype outlined by Pearson?

10. What is an archetype and how many does Pearson discuss in this book?

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