The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the villain in the first story?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Witch.
(c) Queen.
(d) Stepmother.

2. In the example, where does the child live?
(a) Tower.
(b) Castle.
(c) Cottage.
(d) Forest.

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

4. Which two philosophers are referred to in "Fairy Tale Versus Myth?"
(a) Socrates and Aristotle
(b) Homer and Plato.
(c) Aristotle and Plato.
(d) Kierkegaard and Sartre.

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

6. What types of issues are most often addressed in fairy tales?
(a) Universal.
(b) Cultural.
(c) Religious.
(d) Personal.

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

8. A child is unable to understand _________________.
(a) Duality.
(b) Evil.
(c) Resourcefulness.
(d) Motive.

9. What is the negative aspect related to the character(s)?
(a) Beestings.
(b) Being trapped by a giant.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Being eaten by a witch.

10. Which part of the mind is not fed by fairy tales?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Id.
(c) Superego.
(d) Ego.

11. Fairy tales tend to start out in what way?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Fanciful.

12. What might be used to express inner conflict?
(a) Calamity.
(b) Prisoner.
(c) Monster.
(d) Hero.

13. It is common for very different personalities to be present in what?
(a) Siblings.
(b) Stories.
(c) Main characters.
(d) Villains.

14. At what age does this period begin?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

15. An adult may see the relationship between the wolf and the grandmother as _________________.
(a) Atrocious.
(b) Implausible.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Foolish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a person looks for the worst in everything?

2. The outcome of the story depends fully on what in regards to the character?

3. Many modern fairy tales have lost their impact and meaning because they have been _________________.

4. What phase of a child's development is addressed by the author?

5. Children would have no need for fairy tales if their dreams were _________________.

(see the answer keys)

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