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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Moore and Gillette claim happens in a young man's development without an initiation?
(a) He is shunned from society.
(b) His maturity is accelerated.
(c) He remains attached to his mother.
(d) He cannot pull all the facets of his psyche together.

2. Shadow-sides of a man's personality are _____.
(a) Hype.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Necessary.

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

4. Whom is the Oedipal Child tied to?
(a) His mother.
(b) The Precocious Child.
(c) His shadow sides.
(d) His father.

5. What is the role of the Mama's Boy in the Oedipal Child?
(a) He is his shadow side.
(b) He is his conscience.
(c) He is his enemy.
(d) He is his friend.

6. 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.

7. Who leads the initiation?
(a) Other boys.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A ritual elder.
(d) Women.

8. The Precocious Child becomes:
(a) The Lover.
(b) The King.
(c) The Warrior.
(d) The Magician.

9. 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 be a better public speaker.
(d) It helps him learn to talk to women.

10. What do the authors hope is the correction of this male crisis?
(a) An internal blueprint in men.
(b) Women's empowerment.
(c) Strong public figures.
(d) Harsher laws.

11. What is a strong example of the Divine Child?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Jesus.
(d) John Lennon.

12. Why does the Know-It-All Trickster enjoy playing practical jokes?
(a) To laugh at others' naiveté.
(b) To pass the time.
(c) To find his intellectual equal.
(d) To enlighten people.

13. What does the Dreamer lack?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Money.
(d) Intelligence.

14. How developed is archetypal psychology?
(a) It's an ancient way of thought.
(b) Young, but fully developed.
(c) In its infant stages.
(d) A few decades old.

15. How could archetypal psychology benefit men and women?
(a) The two sexes will begin to understand each other.
(b) Interactions between the two sexes will be more positive.
(c) The two sexes will see what they have in common.
(d) Men and women will form their own tribes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defines the High Chair Tyrant?

2. A point of "Boy Psychology and Man Psychology" is that a mature male pattern is a _____ to a young man's development.

3. What is the role of the Dreamer in the Oedipal Child?

4. What have the authors observed about how young men feel about maturity?

5. What do the authors believe forces archetypes to go awry?

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