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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. What does the reader learn in Chapter 20 has occurred during society's upheavals?

2. In the "old times," what role does Pearson say the wife played in a family?

3. What does Pearson say a good Ruler can help others develop?

4. Which culture does Pearson claim emphasizes freedom?

5. Which does Pearson say is a shadow form of love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pearson say are characteristics of the Ruler archetype?

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

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

4. Define androgyny and explain its importance to this book.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are the two shadow types of the Sage that Pearson gives? Explain them briefly.

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

What is a Jungarin? Discuss in detail the person for which the term was named and his/her relevance to this book.

Essay Topic 3

What is "tone" in a work of nonfiction? What is the tone of Pearson's book? Support your thoughts with examples.

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