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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 does Pearson say is the inner sense of a person?
(a) Ego.
(b) Illiad.
(c) Soul.
(d) Id.

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

3. How does Pearson describe negative aspects of the characteristic ways a personality interacts with the world?
(a) As a black hole.
(b) As a shadow.
(c) As an aura.
(d) As a rainbow.

4. According to Pearson, which personality type helps in the journey itself?
(a) Ruler.
(b) Magician.
(c) Creator.
(d) Warrior.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Pearson says which group of people is known for its idealism?

4. What, according to Pearson, is established by personality types of the Innocent, the Orphan, the Caregiver, and the Warrior?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pearson say is the negative side to the Innocent archetype?

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

4. How does Pearson define "hero" in this book?

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

6. Which archetype does Pearson say is often featured in modern literature?

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

8. What is the role of God in Existentialist literature?

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

10. What are the four archetypes that Pearson says make up the journey itself?

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