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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, and Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fairy tales are referred to as what kind of "system," that is, its meaning is contained in the tale itself, and not elsewhere?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Open.
(c) Closed.
(d) Constrained.

2. Von Franz establishes that the first step in evaluating a fairy tale is to determine its what?
(a) Theme.
(b) Characters.
(c) Setting.
(d) Symbolism.

3. Who responds the best to stories involving animals, according to the author?
(a) Young children.
(b) Older adults.
(c) Young adults.
(d) Animals.

4. What does Von Franz equates to the timelessness/spacelessness of the unconscious in fairy tales?
(a) The hero.
(b) The theme.
(c) The animus.
(d) Once upon a time.

5. One of the steps in interpreting fairy tales is to establish what among the characters?
(a) Bonds.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Groupings.
(d) Conflicts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and pleasure in Greek mythology?

2. Who wrote the work Symbolik des Marchens for which Marie-Louise von Franz contributed interpretation?

3. Which Egyptian god was associated with the falcon?

4. Where had Marie-Louise von Franz given the lectures that were the basis of The Interpretation of Fairy Tales?

5. Von Franz establishes that the second step in evaluating and interpreting a fairy tale is to determine its what?

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