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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. Like many fairy tales, Snow White has what kind of connotations?
(a) Complex.
(b) Inferiority.
(c) Superiority.
(d) Oepidal.

2. Many people believe that the reference is purely _________________.
(a) Happenstance.
(b) Coincidental.
(c) Cultural.
(d) Psychological.

3. What item is used to guide the characters to where they need to be?
(a) Stars.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Road signs.

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.
(a) Violence.
(b) Resolution.
(c) Evil.
(d) Complexity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name of Little Red Riding Hood?

2. In one version, what happens to Red and the grandmother?

3. In the case of the girl, what generally ends up happening to the father?

4. In traditional roles, the father acts as which of the following?

5. What psychological complex is referred to in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the moral involved with the children eating the gingerbread house?

3. Others object to the immersion in a world of fantasy. Why?

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

5. Which parts of the mind are addressed? Who studied this concept?

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

7. What is the result of this change? How do the children view their mother?

8. What is the underlying moral of the story?

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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