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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dummling find the magical toad in "The Three Feathers"?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In an enchanted forest.
(c) Behind the secret door.
(d) In a witch's house.

2. 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?
(a) Folklore.
(b) Myth.
(c) Epic.
(d) Religion.

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

4. The Jungian "Self" relates most to which Freudian concept?
(a) Ego.
(b) Animus.
(c) Id.
(d) Super-ego.

5. Marie-Louise von Franz bases much of her interpretation of psychology and fairy tales on whose theories?
(a) Sigmund Freud's.
(b) Hilde Domin's.
(c) Carl Jung's.
(d) Bruno Bettelheim's.

6. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) Theories of Fairy Tales.
(b) A Method of Psychological Interpretation.
(c) Shadow, Anima, and Animus in Fairy Tales.
(d) The Three Feathers.

7. According to Freudian psychology, what comprises that organized part of the personality structure that includes defensive, perceptual, intellectual-cognitive, and executive functions.?
(a) Super-ego.
(b) Ego.
(c) Self.
(d) Id.

8. What term refers to a core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme, such as power or status?
(a) Problem.
(b) Complex.
(c) Addiction.
(d) Persuasion.

9. According to Von Franz's analysis of "The Three Feathers," by using feathers to decide the kingdom's fate, the king is leaving matters to what?
(a) A frog.
(b) His sons.
(c) God.
(d) The birds.

10. Which individual linked fairy tales to "elementary thoughts" and even "national thoughts," notions that might be precursors to Jung?
(a) Theodor Benfey.
(b) Ludwig Laister.
(c) Kaarle Krohn.
(d) Adolf Bastian.

11. Which individual tried to interestingly link dreams with fairy tales, though he had none of the psychoanalytic or Jungian vocabulary to assist him?
(a) Ludwig Laistner.
(b) Kaarle Krohn.
(c) Theodor Benfey.
(d) E. Stuck.

12. Which Egyptian god was associated with the falcon?
(a) Isis.
(b) Horus.
(c) Osiris.
(d) Ra.

13. What does the king first tell his sons to bring him to prove their worth as heir in "The Three Feathers"?
(a) A goblet.
(b) A princess.
(c) A ring.
(d) A carpet.

14. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) A Tale Interpreted: "The Three Feathers."
(b) Analyzing and Interpreting Fairy Tales.
(c) An Introductory Analysis.
(d) "The Three Feathers."

15. 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) Standard.
(c) Stereotype.
(d) Overtype.

Short Answer 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?

2. At the end of the telling of a fairy tale, there is also often a "bringing back to" what, according to von Franz?

3. According to Von Franz, when the ego takes over, to the denial of the Self, this leads to what type of behavior?

4. The author asserts that while the myth bears a specifically _____ character, the fairy tale is free from such constraints.

5. The author asserts in Chapter 2 that archetypal stories originate from individuals who have episodes in which their what bubbles to the surface?

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