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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. The cave paintings detail the "____ world" of masculinity.

2. How far back does male initiation span?

3. The Oedipal Child becomes:

4. What is the role of the Dummy in the Precocious Child?

5. What is a strong example of the Divine Child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Impotent Lover get trapped in a cycle?

3. Why is the Warrior a sometimes repressed archetype?

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

5. What defined rites of passage in ancient times?

6. When do the four archetypes arise?

7. Why is the Weakling the contrast of the Tyrant?

8. How does a young man become a fully-fledged adult male?

9. Why is the Lover considered primal?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Do young men truly want to move forward into adulthood? Based on the evidence and patterns described about masculinity in the book, discuss this.

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