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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 writer of antiquity had a "Beauty and the Beast" type story titled, "Amor and Psyche"?
(a) Apuleius.
(b) Plautus.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Aurelius.

2. In describing the distinction between myth and fairy tale, Von Franz uses a metaphor of a skeleton to what?
(a) Water.
(b) Air.
(c) Earth.
(d) Fire.

3. In Chapter 1, Von Franz writes that fairy tales "are the purest and simplest expression of collective ______ psychic processes."
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Aware.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who published the fairy tale "The Three Feathers"?

4. What did Dummling's feather land on in "The Three Feathers"?

5. According to Von Franz's interpretation of "The Three Feathers," the king represents what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does von Franz remark of fairy tales involving animals in Chapter 2?

3. What does the king do in order to determine his heir in "The Three Feathers"? What happens?

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

5. In describing the history of the fairy tale and its origins in Chapter 1, what ancient writers are discussed?

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

7. Who founded the Finnish School and what associations did it have with fairy tales?

8. What mention of Egypt is cited in the origins of fairy tales?

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

10. How do archetypal stories arise, according to the author?

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