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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 have the authors observed about how young men feel about maturity?

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

3. How far back does male initiation span?

4. What is the purpose of archetypes?

5. The Grandstander Bully's aggressive behavior is fueled by his ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Magician considered powerful?

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

3. Why is the Hero the most advanced stage of a boy's psychology?

4. How do the Denying Innocent One and the Manipulator compare?

5. How is the Addict a shadow side of the Lover?

6. What is Admiring Men?

7. Why are the Mama's Boy and the Dreamer disappointed as adults?

8. What do the authors claim defines rites of passage in modern times?

9. Why does the Grandstander Bully act as he does?

10. What defined rites of passage in ancient times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the archetype of the King exists in our world today. Is it a realistic character? How or why does society need him today?

Essay Topic 2

The authors discuss that many of the problems in masculinity are chain reactions, which have caught men in a vicious cycle. How do you see this same movement happening within the individual shadow-sides?

Essay Topic 3

What are the conditions that would cause the Oedipal Child to transform into his shadow sides, the Mama's Boy or the Dreamer? How and why does this happen?

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