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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 term is typically used to refer to polytheistic religious traditions, although from a Christian perspective the term can encompass all non-Abrahamic religions?

2. According to Von Franz's analysis of "The Three Feathers," by using feathers to decide the kingdom's fate, the king is leaving matters to what?

3. In Von Franz' metaphor for myth and fairy tale, what might local sagas or myth be?

4. Where had Marie-Louise von Franz given the lectures that were the basis of The Interpretation of Fairy Tales?

5. Von Franz believes fairy tales originate as "local ___."

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Jungian system of interpretation differ from other approaches, according to the author?

2. What does von Franz write regarding the Self and ego in Chapter 4?

3. What does von Franz remark of fairy tales involving animals in Chapter 2?

4. How does fairy tale differ from myth?

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

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

7. Who founded the Finnish School and what associations did it have with fairy tales?

8. What are the first steps in interpreting a fairy tale?

9. What mention of Egypt is cited in the origins of fairy tales?

10. What is the response of the brothers after the ring has been found in "The Three Feathers"?

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

Discuss Dummling's act of descent in "The Three Feathers." What does von Franz assert this act to mean in Jungian terms? What imagery supports von Franz's interpretation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Christian debate presented in the text. Do they agree or disagree with the author and other theorists regarding Christianty's foundation in myth?

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