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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through fairy tales, children are led to believe that _____ will always come to their aid.
(a) Magic.
(b) A monster.
(c) Parents.
(d) A benevolent force.

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

3. What do the Germans call their version of myths?
(a) Murchen.
(b) Parables.
(c) Fables.
(d) Sage.

4. When faced with ambivalence, a child must learn to understand which emotion is the most:
(a) Beneficial.
(b) Harmful.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Useful.

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

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

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

8. One or more of the main characters is related to which food?
(a) Beans.
(b) Fish.
(c) Honey.
(d) Gingerbread.

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

10. At what age does this phase begin to fade away?
(a) 19.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

11. What does the fisherman find in his net?
(a) Talking fish.
(b) Mermaid.
(c) Copper pot.
(d) Nothing.

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

13. What is not offered to the fisherman?
(a) Gold.
(b) A new boat.
(c) Safe way home.
(d) Three wishes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the villain in the first story?

2. Religious parables gave the child a view of all of the following except for which one?

3. Who is the first famous writer to be quoted in chapter one?

4. As a general rule, characters in fairy tales tend to be:

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

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