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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. What in "The Three Feathers" represents the anima, repressed in the psyche, psychically buried?
(a) The ring.
(b) The feather.
(c) The princess.
(d) The carpet.

2. What does the term "fata morgana" refer to?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Fantasy world.
(c) Mortal life.
(d) Fidelity.

3. Von Franz implies the symbolism in the final act of "The Three Feathers" means that we, as individuals, must find the "inner center" of our what?
(a) Unconsciousness.
(b) Love.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Consciousness.

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

5. 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?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Numerology.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the hero forced to marry in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

2. According to Jungian psychology, what must the The Self acknowledge, learn from, and finally re-incorporate in order to create a unified Self?

3. In her "The Three Feathers" analysis, Von Franz suggests that Dummling's descent into the trap door represents the descent into a person's ________ nature

4. What differs about the king in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

5. What does the hero burn in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does von Franz write of the witch and the barrel in "Prince Ring"?

2. What is a common symbol in fairy tales, often leading the hero to a secret place? What meaning is held in this?

3. What does von Franz write of the princess' display at the castle in the Russian "The Three Feathers"?

4. What does the final challenge in "The Three Feathers" signify for von Franz?

5. What does the hero do to the frog-skin in the Russian "The Three Feathers"? How does the story end?

6. What does von Franz interpret as the meaning of the ring in "The Three Feathers"?

7. What happens in the story "The Bewitched Princess"?

8. What differences are in the setup of the Russian version "The Three Feathers"?

9. What happens to the peasant women in the final challenge of "The Three Feathers"? What is the significance?

10. How does the story "Prince Ring" begin?

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