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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors hope is the correction of this male crisis?

2. What does the Dreamer lack?

3. The High Chair Tyrant evolves into a(n) ______ male.

4. What do the authors believe an initiation contributes to a young man's maturity?

5. For a complete initiation process, the boys must be separated from ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the authors, what is the fundamental, inherent desire in every young man?

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

3. Why do the authors believe a ritual initiation is vital to a fully developed male?

4. Why do Jungians believe that there is hope for a resolution in archetypes?

5. What defines the conditions of the Magician today?

6. Why is the Divine Child considered the source of life?

7. Why do these archetypes need to coexist in a boy for him to develop into a man?

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

9. Is the Lover selfish or selfless?

10. How do the two lower points of the triangle, the shadow-sides, build the pinnacle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the conditions that would cause the Divine Child to transform into his shadow sides, the Highchair Tyrant or the Weakling Prince? How and why does this happen?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the complex nature of the Warrior and why and how, despite his aggressive nature, he is considered a functioning archetype.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how aiding to humanity through archetypes can affect society and civilization.

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