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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. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What phase of a child's development is addressed by the author?
(a) Oedipal.
(b) Puberty.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Teething.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed that fairy tales led the listener to look for a higher sense of self?

2. Fairy tales tend to start out in what way?

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

4. It was predicted that Oedipus would kill who?

5. What might be used to express inner conflict?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When do fairy tales truly begin to make sense to a child?

3. What type of character is often seen as the representation of good versus evil?

4. What did Dr. Sigmund Freud think about the purpose behind the story of Oedpius?

5. Historically speaking, what things most often formed a child's intellect?

6. Bruno Bettelheim quotes Charles Dickens on fairy tales. What does Dickens say?

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

8. Fairy tales encourage the belief that there is always something waiting at the end of the story. What is it? Why is it given?

9. When does the oedipal period begin to appear in a child's life?

10. How does Dickens' statement relate to the conflict of allowing children to experience fairy tales?

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