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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of archetypes?
(a) To show children how to behave.
(b) To represent the foundation of all human behavior.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) To propose another psychological theory.

2. How far back does male initiation span?
(a) Pre-historic times.
(b) It is a recent development.
(c) Cro-Magnon man.
(d) The early 19th century.

3. The authors believe that gangs and crime indulge _____ behavior in young men.
(a) Violent.
(b) Creative.
(c) Loving.
(d) Selfish.

4. In archetypal psychology, what must die for a young man to mature?
(a) The ritual elder.
(b) An animal.
(c) His immature ego.
(d) His parents.

5. Why does the Coward become the Grandstander Bully?
(a) To fight off abuse from other bullies.
(b) To prove his friends wrong.
(c) To be more successful.
(d) To hide his true feelings.

6. How do the Know-It-All Trickster and the Dummy interact?
(a) The Dummy ignores the Know-It-All.
(b) The Know-It-All is the victim of the Dummy.
(c) The Dummy is the victim of the Know-It-All.
(d) The Know-It-All protects the Dummy.

7. Whom are archetypes meant to represent?
(a) Women.
(b) Both men and women.
(c) Gods.
(d) Animals.

8. A point of "Boy Psychology and Man Psychology" is that a mature male pattern is a _____ to a young man's development.
(a) Damage.
(b) Obstruction.
(c) Benefit.
(d) Privilege.

9. What role does the Weakling Prince play in the Divine Child?
(a) He is a shadow side.
(b) He is his conscience.
(c) He isn't involved.
(d) He is a trusted advisor.

10. The High Chair Tyrant evolves into a(n) ______ male.
(a) Successful.
(b) Uninteresting.
(c) Unmotivated.
(d) Arrogant.

11. What have the authors observed young men being forced to do without a ritual elder?
(a) Start a new regime.
(b) Stay boys forever.
(c) Find their own way.
(d) Appoint one themselves.

12. What were cave paintings meant to illustrate?
(a) Excellent painting technique.
(b) The history of the culture.
(c) The best ways to hunt.
(d) The primitive initiation rituals.

13. The Mama's Boy is always in search of the perfect ______.
(a) Family.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

14. The Grandstander Bully's aggressive behavior is fueled by his ______.
(a) Ego.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Insecurities.
(d) Courage,

15. The cave paintings detail the "____ world" of masculinity.
(a) Ideal.
(b) Harsh.
(c) Fictional.
(d) Mysterious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Oedipal Child seek in his life?

2. The Oedipal Child becomes:

3. In the negative conditions youth experience today, what pattern do the authors see developing in young people?

4. When is the Divine Child exhibited in the male psyche?

5. In "Boy Psychology and Man Psychology" what is the stance on shadow-sides of a man's personality integrating into his whole personality?

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