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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The outcome of the story depends fully on what in regards to the character?
(a) Success.
(b) Faith.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Determination.

2. It was predicted that Oedipus would kill who?
(a) King.
(b) Queen.
(c) Child.
(d) Brother.

3. During this phase, a child often tends to feel what?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) Estranged.
(c) Unloved.
(d) Confused.

4. Some parents and teachers have not allowed children access to fairy tales because they are _________________.
(a) Confusing regarding values.
(b) Violent and frivolous.
(c) Too realistic.
(d) Toxic and harmful.

5. The separation of good and evil is often portrayed in fairy tales through what type of character?
(a) Benevolent force.
(b) Wicked Stepmother.
(c) Evil magical creature.
(d) Monster.

6. Disregarding a personality can be equivalent to discarding what?
(a) Person.
(b) Choice.
(c) Reality.
(d) Ego.

7. What is the first story referred to by the Brothers Grimm?
(a) Queen Bee.
(b) Fisherman and the Jinny.
(c) Hansel and Gretel.
(d) Jack and the Beanstalk.

8. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?
(a) Oral tradition.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Gatherings.
(d) Storytelling.

9. These stories will often force the child to face what kind of crises?
(a) Faith-based.
(b) Developmental.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Gender-based.

10. What do the Norse refer to as their version of fairy tales?
(a) Eddas.
(b) Sagas.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Magic stories.

11. Historically speaking, a child's mind was formed by all but which one of the following?
(a) Religious parables.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Riddles.
(d) Myths.

12. What is it called when a person looks for the best in everything?
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Optimism.

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

14. What is another word that means the same as kind?
(a) Benevolent.
(b) Coddling.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Worrisome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One or more of the main characters is related to which food?

2. What is the negative aspect related to the character(s)?

3. It is common for very different personalities to be present in what?

4. Both philosophers believed that myth equaled what?

5. What poet is referred to regarding the previous statement?

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