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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives at the particular dwelling?
(a) Fairy godmother.
(b) Wizard.
(c) Witch.
(d) Ogre.

2. What activity causes the Queen to die?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Duelling.
(d) Mixing poison.

3. In traditional roles, the father acts as which of the following?
(a) Protector.
(b) Sounding board.
(c) Provider.
(d) Shield.

4. What is the original title of Jack and the Beanstalk?
(a) The Ogre and the Beanstalk.
(b) The Boy and the Magic Beans.
(c) Jack and the Golden Goose.
(d) Jack and His Bargains.

5. Snow White's step-mother is jealous of what about Snow White?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Royal title.
(c) Relationship with her father.
(d) Snow white complexion.

6. Because of this belief the fairy tales may create what kind of behaviors?
(a) Narrow-minded.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Unhealthy.
(d) Expressive.

7. The mind of a child is not set up to understand what?
(a) Reality.
(b) Gradations.
(c) Complex thoughts.
(d) Consequences.

8. What number is significant in fairy tales?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

9. The father may be portrayed as what?
(a) Duplicitous.
(b) Loving.
(c) Absent.
(d) Superhero.

10. This child may also be the one who does what?
(a) Gets into the most trouble.
(b) Gets captured.
(c) Saves the day.
(d) Wreaks havoc.

11. Who supposedly wrote the original version of the story?
(a) Perrault.
(b) Grimm.
(c) Tolkien.
(d) Carroll.

12. The mother may be portrayed as what?
(a) Absent.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Loving.
(d) Wicked.

13. Regardless of the gender the entire complex really revolves around which of the following?
(a) Attention.
(b) Family ties.
(c) Love.
(d) Jealousy.

14. The complex really revolves around which of the following?
(a) Possessiveness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Self-worth.
(d) Jealousy.

15. In Little Red Riding Hood, what is the most significant change from the older version to the new version?
(a) Items in basket.
(b) Ending.
(c) The woodsman.
(d) Red's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, what is the underlying issue between Jack and his father?

2. How many bags of gold does Jack take from the ogre's castle?

3. What type of shelter presented itself to the characters?

4. What animal is seen at the ogre's house and thought to be most valuable?

5. Bettelheim says it would be easy to refer to the parents of this area as _________________.

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