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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had put a curse on the princess in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. The fairy tale "Prince Ring" is traced to what origins?
(a) France.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

3. What is the Dummling character renamed as in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) Divan.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Mikal.
(d) Igor.

4. What refers to both a philosophy and an ancient practice focused on the attempt to change base metals into gold?
(a) Shamanism.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Numerology.
(d) Alchemy.

5. Von Franz asserts that the number three is associated with what?
(a) Inaction.
(b) Action.
(c) The past.
(d) The future.

6. Where is the hero invited with his wife in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) A grand ball.
(b) A crowning.
(c) A beheading.
(d) A dinner party.

7. What does the princess create in the castle which sings folk songs in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) A deer.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A tomcat.
(d) An owl.

8. What does Prince Ring put into the cooking pots of the giants?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Poison.
(d) Salt.

9. In the final act of "The Three Feathers," the brothers challenge women to jump through what?
(a) A pool.
(b) A fire.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A ring.

10. What does the hero burn in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) The feather.
(b) The frog-skin.
(c) The golden ball.
(d) The ball gown.

11. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) Ego, Self, and Id in Fairy Tales.
(b) An Interpretation of Fairy Tales.
(c) Shadow, Anima, and Animus in Fairy Tales.
(d) "The Three Feathers" A Conclusion.

12. What does the band of giants do after Prince Ring's trick?
(a) Kills Snati-Snati.
(b) Kills Prince Ring.
(c) Attacks the village.
(d) Jumps in the ocean.

13. Von Franz asserts in Chapter 5 that life has ____, but they are not always easy to discern in the moment.
(a) Patterns.
(b) Tragedies.
(c) Conflicts.
(d) Beauties.

14. Von Franz maintains that the final act of "The Three Feathers" is a challenge to live "the _____ life."
(a) Metaphoric.
(b) Good.
(c) Symbolic.
(d) Godly.

15. All fairy tales have what kind of structure?
(a) Three-part.
(b) Four-part.
(c) Five-part.
(d) Two-part.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element has long symbolized eternity and longevity, according to Von Franz?

2. What is the name of the dog Prince Ring finds?

3. What teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead?

4. What refers to a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details can provide information about personality, human affairs, and other matters?

5. The disastrous act of the hero in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers" causes the princess to what?

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