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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. Von Franz establishes that the first step in evaluating a fairy tale is to determine its what?
2. Who wrote The Primitive Races of Mankind?
3. What is the second thing the toad gives to Dummling in "The Three Feathers"?
4. What term refers to a core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme, such as power or status?
5. What term is synonymous with Carl Jung's central psychological archetype, the unified consciousness and unconsciousness?
Short Essay Questions
1. In describing the history of the fairy tale and its origins in Chapter 1, what ancient writers are discussed?
2. What does von Franz remark of fairy tales involving animals in Chapter 2?
3. How do archetypal stories arise, according to the author?
4. What example does von Franz offer to explain the origins of religious ritual in Chapter 2?
5. What is von Franz's position regarding the myth versus fairy tale origin? What analogy is made?
6. What is the response of the brothers after the ring has been found in "The Three Feathers"?
7. What are the "functions of consciousness"? How do they apply to interpretation?
8. What mention of Egypt is cited in the origins of fairy tales?
9. What suggestion is made regarding Christianity and myth in Chapter 2?
10. What does the king represent in "The Three Feathers" according to von Franz?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does von Franz write regarding the origin of religious ritual? What example does she give in the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe von Franz's analysis of the king figure in "The Three Feathers." What symbolism 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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