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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. There are pleasures and ______ that accompany manhood.
(a) Criticisms.
(b) Responsibilities.
(c) Rewards.
(d) Pride.

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

4. Classically, initiations are a ______ ritual.
(a) Short.
(b) Public.
(c) Contained.
(d) Extensive.

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 hide his true feelings.
(d) To be more successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Crisis" claims that modern day initiations are _______.

2. What role does the Weakling Prince play in the Divine Child?

3. The Precocious Child is prone to _____ activity.

4. In archetypal psychology, what must die for a young man to mature?

5. What is the role of the Mama's Boy in the Oedipal Child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do the authors think these archetypes have ever dominated human life?

2. What are the challenges men face in maturing and how do the authors see the challenges affect them?

3. Why do the authors tell men not to degrade themselves?

4. Why does the Weakling respond with rage to some situations?

5. According to the authors, what are the most important challenges for a man to face?

6. What is Active Imagination Dialogue?

7. What happens to the Coward when he hits his "breaking point"?

8. What personalities are most prone to the Tyrant? Why?

9. What is Admiring Men?

10. According to the authors, why are action movies and sports so favored among men?

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