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

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

3. What, according to Pearson, do orphans hope will rescue them?
(a) Possessions.
(b) An agency related to child welfare.
(c) Money.
(d) An authority figure.

4. 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) Main character.
(c) Leader.
(d) Subject.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word best describes Pearson's explanation of a Warrior personality?

3. Which personality type does Pearson say is vital in the return from the journey?

4. How many paths are there on Pearson's journey to fulfillment?

5. How many types of people does Pearson write about in this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Carl Jung, and what is his importance to this book?

3. Why does Pearson say it is important for a person to have a strong ego? What problems might a weak ego cause?

4. How does Pearson explain the difference between the id and the Fool?

5. What two important roles does Pearson say the Fool fulfills?

6. Which of Pearson's archetypes is present at the beginning of the hero's journey and what are its characteristics?

7. Explain the "death wish." Which archetype does Pearson say is associated with it and why?

8. What does Pearson say are the traditional archetypes for men and women and how has time changed those?

9. What special role does Pearson say the Fool archetype plays?

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

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