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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic is associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism?

2. Carl Jung is often considered the first modern psychologist to state that the human psyche is "by nature" what?

3. According to Von Franz, what figure in a tale represents a restoration of the accord between ego and self?

4. According to the author, animals in fairy tales are anthropomorphized aspects of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the character Dummling? What is his character role?

2. How does fairy tale differ from myth?

3. When did interest in the fairy tale as an intellectual subject arise? Who associated fables with Christianity?

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

5. What do the brothers do after their father's challenge has begun in "The Three Feathers"? What does Dummling do?

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

7. What does von Franz write of Dummling's analysis in "The Three Feathers"?

8. What does von Franz write of the significance of the fairy tale in psychological meaning in the Preface and Chapter 1?

9. What impact did the Brothers Grimm have on interest in the fairy tale? What efforts were made to trace fairy tale origins?

10. Who were some of the early thinkers who associated fairy tales with psychology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the steps of interpreting a fairy tale, according to von Franz? What does one analyze first, second, etc.?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the symbolism of the ring imagery in the story "The Three Feathers." What different meanings are ascribed to the ring? How do they apply to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Define the term "fata morgana" and discuss how it applies to von Franz's interpretation of the Russian "The Three Feathers." How does this relate to the anima?

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