View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The princess' father in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers" represents what, according to Von Franz?
(a) An older god.
(b) A younger god.
(c) The mother.
(d) A witch.

3. 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) Astronomy.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Numerology.

4. How many peasant women do the brothers find for their final challenge in "The Three Feathers"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Prince Ring forbidden to go in the giants' home?

2. In number symbolism, odd numbers are what, according to Von Franz?

3. What is the name of the adviser to the king in the kingdom Prince Ring and his dog travel?

4. What represents the ability of the Self to act on its own in "The Three Feathers," according to Von Franz?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are the prince and princess invited in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"? What happens?

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

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

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

5. What does Rauder do once Ring succeeds at his mission in "Prince Ring"? How does the story end?

6. Where does Ring travel with Snati-Snati in "Prince Ring"? What challenge do they meet there?

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

8. What does the burning of the frog-skin represent to von Franz in the Russian "The Three Feathers"?

9. What is the hind symbolic for in "Prince Ring," according to von Franz?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 944 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample