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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the authors believe an initiation contributes to a young man's maturity?
(a) It helps him become a fully realized adult male.
(b) He gains social skills.
(c) It helps him learn to talk to women.
(d) It helps him be a better public speaker.

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

3. The authors believe that men are _____ by nature.
(a) Selfish.
(b) Childish.
(c) Violent.
(d) Nurturing.

4. What role does the Know-It-All Trickster play in the Precocious Child?
(a) He is his soul mate.
(b) He is a shadow side.
(c) He is his predecessor.
(d) He is his conscience.

5. What do the authors believe forces archetypes to go awry?
(a) A change is society's values.
(b) A lack of education.
(c) A lack of contact with women.
(d) Flawed relationships with parents.

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

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

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

9. What do the authors believe the ugly and destructive patterns of an adult man are a product of?
(a) A difficult relationship with his parents.
(b) Poor mental health.
(c) The qualities of his boy psychology that didn't evolve.
(d) Flawed relationships with women.

10. What does the Weakling Prince lack?
(a) Money.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Good looks.

11. What is the key element of the ritual process Moore and Gillette believe that modern day young men lack?
(a) A sacred space.
(b) Caves.
(c) A ritual elder.
(d) A desire to mature.

12. The authors are students of ______.
(a) Fritz Perls.
(b) William James.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) Carl Jung.

13. Why was the type of psychology discussed in this book popular at the time of publishing?
(a) An economic crisis was occurring.
(b) Self-help books were very popular as well.
(c) There were fewer books being published.
(d) The crime rate among young men was high.

14. The Hero becomes:
(a) The Warrior.
(b) The King.
(c) The Lover.
(d) The Magician.

15. What defines the Precocious Child?
(a) His morals.
(b) His compassion.
(c) His determination.
(d) His giftedness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the theory of archetypal psychology, what emerges in a man from his initiation?

3. The Precocious Child becomes:

4. "Crisis" stresses that a young man's initiation is ________.

5. The authors believe there is a _______ desire in humans to develop a structured identity.

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