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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. Who is the first famous writer to be quoted in chapter one?
(a) Andersen.
(b) Mother Goose.
(c) Grimm.
(d) Dickens.
2. Who is the villain in the first story?
(a) Witch.
(b) Stepmother.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Queen.
3. The downside of that personality may equate which of the following to a child?
(a) Rejection.
(b) Disappoinment.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Rage.
4. Historically speaking, a child's mind was formed by all but which one of the following?
(a) Religious parables.
(b) Riddles.
(c) Myths.
(d) Fairy tales.
5. Fairy tales tend to start out in what way?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Fanciful.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Concrete.
Short Answer Questions
1. What phase of a child's development is addressed by the author?
2. What do the Germans call their version of myths?
3. Children would have no need for fairy tales if their dreams were _________________.
4. What poet is referred to regarding the previous statement?
5. It was predicted that Oedipus would kill who?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between an adult that has no experience with fairy tales and a child who does?
2. What did Dr. Sigmund Freud think about the purpose behind the story of Oedpius?
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. Fairy tales encourage the belief that there is always something waiting at the end of the story. What is it? Why is it given?
6. What are the two developmental crises referred to by the author?
7. When do fairy tales truly begin to make sense to a child?
8. What use do fairy tales have in the life of a child?
9. What is the general rule of continuity in a fairy tale? Why is it important?
10. Why are fairy tales important to the development of a child's mind?
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