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

2. What is the title of Chapter 3?

3. Who is the author of Types of Folk Tales?

4. What refers to feminine essence buried in the unconscious of every man in Jungian psychology?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is von Franz's position on psychological interpretation of fairy tales, as discussed in Chapter 1?

2. What is von Franz's position regarding the myth versus fairy tale origin? What analogy is made?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What debate is established regarding myth and fairy tale in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of individuation according to Jungian psychology. How is this process interpreted in fairy tales?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of the publication of Grimm's Fairy Tales. What did this do for historical interest in the fairy tale?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the story "The Three Feathers." Where is the setting? What actions take place in the plot? Who is the hero?

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