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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 16-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Myths tend to focus on which of the following?
(a) Monsters.
(b) Everything scary.
(c) Elements.
(d) Supernatural powers.

2. In ancient times, stories were often fashioned from tales regarding _________________.
(a) Gods and goddesses.
(b) Religious figures.
(c) Strange creatures.
(d) Talking animals.

3. Who believed that fairy tales led the listener to look for a higher sense of self?
(a) Plato.
(b) Freud.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Jung.

4. Fairy tales may help a child to learn about dealing with what kind of treatment?
(a) Medical.
(b) Excessive.
(c) Poor.
(d) Preferential.

5. What is the first fairy tale mentioned in this section?
(a) Little Red Riding Hood.
(b) Hansel and Gretel.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Jack and the Beanstalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. A child may be scared in thinking that his grandmother has been replaced by what?

2. Children are most likely to express these new feelings in what way?

3. What famous character has been studied by psychologists and psychiatrists?

4. Supporters of fairy tales also state that ____ in fairy tales help children express a side of their personality that may not otherwise be explored.

5. What do the Germans call their version of myths?

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