1. Who developed the hypothesis of the "collective unconscious"?
(a) Aleister Crowley.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Sigmund Freud.

2. What term refers to the "ups and downs" of a story?
(a) Middle.
(b) Lysis.
(c) Peripeteia.
(d) Logos.

3. What religion is arose from local saga to mythological status, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Buddhism.

4. What term refers to an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated?
(a) Archetype.
(b) Overtype.
(c) Standard.
(d) Stereotype.

5. What German brothers are important in the history of the fairy tale, as they collected, standardized, and then popularized European folk tales?
(a) Aesop.
(b) Bosley.
(c) Morgan.
(d) Grimm.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that there are those that believe in the theory of the "decayed myth," that is, larger myths "decay" and break down over time, fragmenting into episodes that get retained as what?

2. Which individual linked fairy tales to "elementary thoughts" and even "national thoughts," notions that might be precursors to Jung?

3. Who contended that fairy tales were of Babylonian origin?

4. What term is used to refer to the resolution of a story?

5. Von Franz believes fairy tales originate as "local ___."

(see the answer key)

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