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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 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) Spirituality.
(c) Love.
(d) Consciousness.

2. What color is considered the color of nature, according to Von Franz?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

3. What happens to Snati-Snati in the end of "Prince Ring"?
(a) He turns into a bird.
(b) He turns into a woman.
(c) He turns into a man.
(d) He vanishes completely.

4. What was with the woman who the prince encountered in "Prince Ring"?
(a) A cage.
(b) A barrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) An orangutan.

5. What refers to the primal Greek goddess personifying the Earth?
(a) Mutoa.
(b) Gaia.
(c) Imao.
(d) Amo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. All fairy tales have what kind of structure?

3. Von Franz writes that in some fairy tales, a hero might inscribe what on the ground and call forth a demon who thus enslaves him?

4. Carl Jung was perhaps one of the most well known pioneers in the field of ____ analysis.

5. In the final act of "The Three Feathers," the brothers challenge women to jump through what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dummling's response to the toad mean to von Franz in "The Three Feathers"?

5. What does the number three represent, according to von Franz?

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the carpet in "The Three Feathers" to von Franz?

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

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