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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. Which archetype does the story of Tristan and Isolde in Chapter 12 reflect?
(a) Follower.
(b) Lover.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Seeker.

2. Which archetype does Pearson describe as the voice of experience?
(a) Sage.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Orphan.

3. Which word means "genderless"?
(a) Android.
(b) Ambiguious.
(c) Androgeny.
(d) Ambidextrious.

4. Which of Pearson's archetypes only wants to do things that the person is good at and can make money?
(a) Seeker.
(b) Ruler.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Creator.

5. According to Pearson's theory in Chapter 20, who are generally less aggressive?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Magicians.
(d) Rulers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Pearson's archetypes reflects the wisdom that the person has amassed in his lifetime?

2. What, according to Pearson, is a healthy result of fully developed archetypes?

3. According to Pearson, who can learn to have society be more peaceful?

4. According to Pearson, which archetype abandons all possessions to seek mystical ecstasy?

5. Who does Pearson say can be a caregiver, but also feel the strength of a warrior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Magician archetype symbolize? Why does Pearson say it offends some people?

2. How does Pearson say society has impacted the roles that men and women are expected to play?

3. How does Pearson explain the difference between stereotypes and archetypes?

4. Compare the United States to other nations. How does Pearson see America's view of culture, and which archetype does she say it emphasizes?

5. Which two archetypes does Pearson say are pivotal in adolescence and why?

6. What are the traditional gender roles discussed by Pearson in Chapter 19?

7. Identify and define the two types of love Pearson discusses in Chapter 12.

8. Where does Pearson say creativity is mainly located, and what is the key to creativity?

9. Why does Pearson say the Lover is important to the Fool?

10. How does Pearson say androgyny could be helpful to a woman?

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