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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. How many bags of gold does Jack take from the ogre's castle?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

2. Bettelheim says it would be easy to refer to the parents of this area as _________________.
(a) Censors.
(b) Simple.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Narrow-minded.

3. In the story who is the wolf's basic enemy?
(a) Red.
(b) God.
(c) Woodsmen.
(d) Grandmother.

4. Bettelheim believes that the moral in the early version is ________.
(a) Obvious.
(b) Overstated.
(c) Absent.
(d) Subtle.

5. What psychological complex is referred to in this section?
(a) Inferiority.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Superiority.
(d) Role reversal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the original title of Jack and the Beanstalk?

2. The mother may be portrayed as what?

3. In Little Red Riding Hood, what is the most significant change from the older version to the new version?

4. Supporters of fairy tales also state that ____ in fairy tales help children express a side of their personality that may not otherwise be explored.

5. Snow White's step-mother is jealous of what about Snow White?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children gain from their ordeal with the witch?

2. Describe the realistic beginning of "Hansel and Gretel."

3. Why do some cultures insist on outlawing fairy tales?

4. What is the main difference in Perrault's version?

5. How does Hansel exhibit denial when going into the forest?

6. What is the underlying moral of the story?

7. How does Bettelheim separate the Oedipus Complex between boys and girls?

8. Why do some people object to fairy tales in relation to reality?

9. Why does Bettelheim say that fairy tales are meant to be told, not read?

10. What is the opinion of the fantasies as they regard truth?

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