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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the role of the Dummy in the Precocious Child?
(a) He is his conscience.
(b) He is a shadow side.
(c) He is a friend of the Know-It-All Trickster.
(d) He is not connected to the Precocious Child.

3. In conclusion of their discussions of initiation, the authors stress that the most important element of a young man's initiation is _____.
(a) The sacred space.
(b) The cave paintings.
(c) The ritual elder.
(d) The absence of women.

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

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

6. The Divine Child becomes:
(a) The Warrior.
(b) The Magician.
(c) The King.
(d) The Lover.

7. In the negative conditions youth experience today, what pattern do the authors see developing in young people?
(a) Developing a Peter Pan complex.
(b) Trying to change the world.
(c) Developing their own rites of passage without guidance.
(d) Identifying more with women.

8. When is the Divine Child exhibited in the male psyche?
(a) When he is angry at an unjust action.
(b) When he is in a state of creativity and rebirth.
(c) When he is given a compliment.
(d) When He changes his surroundings.

9. The Oedipal Child becomes:
(a) The Warrior.
(b) The King.
(c) The Magician.
(d) The Lover.

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

11. The authors detail military enlistment, gangs, and crime as modern day ______.
(a) Professions.
(b) Pastimes.
(c) Vacations.
(d) Rites of passage.

12. The authors note that the modern-day prevalence of gangs and fracturing of families has had what effect on youth?
(a) Forced them to grow up fast.
(b) Made them more creative.
(c) Injured their psyches.
(d) Made them stronger.

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

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

15. What is the skill of the Oedipal Child?
(a) He is adept with languages.
(b) He can read the emotions of others.
(c) He is manually dexterous.
(d) He is a good entertainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors are students of ______.

2. What defines the Precocious Child?

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

4. Why is the Mama's Boy disappointed as an adult?

5. Whom are archetypes meant to represent?

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