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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pearson want to define human identity?

2. Which of Pearson's archetypes are women typically trained in?

3. Who does Pearson say can exhibit the strength of a warrior and still be a gentle caregiver?

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

5. Which personality trait does Pearson say is known to intensify pain through negativity, nasty name-calling, and other ways?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly discuss the association Pearson makes between love and death.

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

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

4. What does Pearson say the Sage seeks, and how is it reflected in his/her characteristics?

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

6. What two archetypes are important during old age, and why does Pearson say they are important?

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

8. Which two archetypes does Pearson call pivotal in childhood and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Regarding stages of the journey, discuss the dual importance of the Fool. What does Pearson believe would happen without the fool in both circumstances?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the metaphor of a king, his knight, his healer, and his jester that Pearson uses to relate the archetypes in this book.

Essay Topic 3

Which archetype does Pearson say is represented by a hero's sidekick? Explain the reasoning.

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