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

2. According to Von Franz, the barrel in "Prince Ring" is representative of the what?

3. The disastrous act of the hero in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers" causes the princess to what?

4. Von Franz writes of the hero in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers" that he has overreached, and he lacks the subtlety required to harness one's what?

5. 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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dummling's response to the toad mean to von Franz in "The Three Feathers"?

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

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

4. What does Rauder do once Ring succeeds at his mission in "Prince Ring"? How does the story end?

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

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

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

8. What does the hero do to the frog-skin in the Russian "The Three Feathers"? How does the story end?

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

10. What does the final challenge in "The Three Feathers" signify for von Franz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What theorists believe that fairy tales derived from myth? How does the author believe in this regard?

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