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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Religious parables gave the child a view of all of the following except for which one?
(a) Morality.
(b) Realism.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Spirituality.

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

3. An adult may take a childhood fairy tale and turn it into what?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Dream.
(c) Nightmare.
(d) Fear.

4. What fairy tale character was the writer's favorite?
(a) Red Riding Hood.
(b) Sleeping Beauty.
(c) Rapunzel.
(d) Rumpelstiltskin.

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

6. Fairy tales help children to learn how to develop which of the following?
(a) Phobias.
(b) Solutions.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Storytelling skills.

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

8. It is said that fairy tales manage to give children which of the following?
(a) A skewed view of life.
(b) Sense of belonging.
(c) Inferiority complexes.
(d) Sense of humanity.

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

10. What famous doctor is well known for his studies on that particular character?
(a) Spock.
(b) Jung.
(c) Freud.
(d) Sartre.

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

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

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

14. Many modern fairy tales have lost their impact and meaning because they have been _________________.
(a) Simplified.
(b) Reinvented.
(c) Changed.
(d) Translated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the villain in the first story?

2. Fairy tales are often thought to provide what to a child?

3. What do the Germans call their version of fairy tales?

4. Which part of the mind is not fed by fairy tales?

5. At what age do fairy tales begin to have real meaning for a child?

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