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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. In archetypal psychology, what do men inherit from generations before?

2. In classic rites of passage, what are the young men supposed to do in the jungle?

3. What defines the Precocious Child?

4. Why was the type of psychology discussed in this book popular at the time of publishing?

5. The Hero is the most _____ state of Boy psychology.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the authors feel modern rites of passage don't reflect true men or society?

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

4. Why is the Warrior a sometimes repressed archetype?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is the Magician considered powerful?

10. Why was the Oedipal Child named as such?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The authors stress that no single archetype can fully function alone. Discuss why these archetypes would be dysfunctional independently within a man and how integrating all of them creates a fully-fledged male.

Essay Topic 2

What are the conditions that would cause the Magician to transform into his shadow sides, the Manipulator or the Denying Innocent One? How and why does this happen?

Essay Topic 3

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

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