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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Regardless of the content of the story, what two cultures call all such stories fairy tales?
(a) French and African.
(b) Danish and Norse.
(c) English and French.
(d) Swedish and English.

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

5. What famous character has been studied by psychologists and psychiatrists?
(a) Sphinx.
(b) Big bad wolf.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fisherman is called upon to use ______ to get out of a bad situation.

2. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?

3. It was predicted that Oedipus would kill who?

4. The child learns how to separate what two aspects of the personality?

5. The child must resign the story so s/he can go where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a child view the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood?

2. Who is Louis MacNeice and what does he say about fairy tales?

3. How does a child learn to deal with problems through fairy tales?

4. What has often been done to remove violence from fairy tales? What is the result?

5. What use do fairy tales have in the life of a child?

6. How is a supreme being or other force worked into fairy tales?

7. Why are fairy tales important to the development of a child's mind?

8. Explain the difference of fairy tales in various cultures. Are they all considered to be fairy tales?

9. What example is used regarding the differentiation between fantasy and reality?

10. What is the purpose of being able to divide the stepmother's personality into two separate entities?

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