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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Von Franz's interpretation of "The Three Feathers," the king represents what?
(a) The id.
(b) The animus.
(c) The Self.
(d) The ego.

3. Where had Marie-Louise von Franz given the lectures that were the basis of The Interpretation of Fairy Tales?
(a) C.G. Jung Instistute.
(b) Zurich Psychological Institute.
(c) Newark Psychological Institute.
(d) Sigmung Freud Institute.

4. 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) Epic.
(b) Religion.
(c) Folklore.
(d) Myth.

5. Where does Dummling's feather fly to in "The Three Feathers"?
(a) West.
(b) The floor.
(c) North.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what book was the story "Amor and Psyche" contained?

2. What Finnish folklorist, professor and developer of the geographic-historic method of folklore research tried to find original versions by judging which tales were the best and most complete?

3. What individual broke the Greek Hercules mythology down and discovered that the myth was made up of a succession of fairy tales?

4. What religion is arose from local saga to mythological status, according to the author in Chapter 2?

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the theory of the "decayed myth"?

2. How does the Jungian system of interpretation differ from other approaches, according to the author?

3. What debate is established regarding myth and fairy tale in Chapter 2?

4. What is von Franz's position regarding the myth versus fairy tale origin? What analogy is made?

5. What example does von Franz offer to explain the origins of religious ritual in Chapter 2?

6. What suggestion is made regarding Christianity and myth in Chapter 2?

7. What is von Franz's position on psychological interpretation of fairy tales, as discussed in Chapter 1?

8. What does von Franz write of the significance of the fairy tale in psychological meaning in the Preface and Chapter 1?

9. What are the first steps in interpreting a fairy tale?

10. What does von Franz write regarding the Self and ego in Chapter 4?

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