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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. Von Franz notes that in asking for a carpet in "The Three Feathers," the king is actually asking for what?
(a) Religious meaning.
(b) Cleansing.
(c) Love.
(d) Power.

2. In Chapter 5, Von Franz suggests that primitive people were fascinated by what?
(a) The circle.
(b) Fire.
(c) The carpet.
(d) Snakes.

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

4. What element has long symbolized eternity and longevity, according to Von Franz?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Steel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful manner?

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

3. What does the band of giants do after Prince Ring's trick?

4. What did the prince see inside the barrel in "Prince Ring"?

5. What does the princess turn into in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What represents the shadow in the story "Prince Ring"?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the challenge in the finale of "The Three Feathers"?

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

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

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

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

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