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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. In her "The Three Feathers" analysis, Von Franz suggests that Dummling's descent into the trap door represents the descent into a person's ________ nature

2. What refers to both a philosophy and an ancient practice focused on the attempt to change base metals into gold?

3. Snati-Snati and Rauder are manifestations of what Jung referred to as what, according to Von Franz?

4. Von Franz writes that in some fairy tales, a hero might inscribe what on the ground and call forth a demon who thus enslaves him?

5. Where did the prince come upon a woman in "Prince Ring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are the prince and princess invited in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"? What happens?

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

3. What is the significance of the carpet in "The Three Feathers" to von Franz?

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

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

6. What represents the shadow in the story "Prince Ring"?

7. What is von Franz's interpretation of Dummling's descent into the trap door in "The Three Feathers"?

8. What is a common symbol in fairy tales, often leading the hero to a secret place? What meaning is held in this?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does von Franz write regarding the origin of religious ritual? What example does she give in the text?

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