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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 color is considered the color of nature, according to Von Franz?

2. The fairy tale "Prince Ring" is traced to what origins?

3. The toad from "The Three Feathers" is considered a symbol of what, according to Von Franz?

4. What differs about the king in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

5. What refers to a head ornament or type of headgear for the highest rank in a socio-political hierarchy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does von Franz interpret as the meaning of the ring in "The Three Feathers"?

2. What is the hind symbolic for in "Prince Ring," according to von Franz?

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

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

5. Why does von Franz explain the princess is locked in the cellar in "The Three Feathers"?

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

7. How does the story "Prince Ring" begin?

8. Where does Ring travel with Snati-Snati in "Prince Ring"? What challenge do they meet there?

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

10. What does von Franz write of the princess' display at the castle in the Russian "The Three Feathers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss number symbolism in "The Three Feathers" and other fairy tales studied over the course. How does von Franz establish meaning for the number three?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that spirituality plays in Jungian psychology. How does Jung differ from Freud in examining the role of religion or spirituality in the psyche? How does Jungian analysis serve literature differently in this regard?

Essay Topic 3

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

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