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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. An adult may see the relationship between the wolf and the grandmother as _________________.

2. What does the fisherman find in his net?

3. Fairy tales help children to learn how to develop which of the following?

4. Many modern fairy tales have lost their impact and meaning because they have been _________________.

5. What phase of a child's development is addressed by the author?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why have some parents and educators outlawed fairy tales?

5. What is the general rule of continuity in a fairy tale? Why is it important?

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

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

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

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

10. What are the two developmental crises referred to by the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the origins of fairy tales as presented in the book. When was the majority of the tales created? Where? By whom were the stories written? Was there one culture responsible for most or all of them? Explain. How can the origin be proven? Also explore the use of oral tradition in storytelling in various cultures and eras.

Essay Topic 2

Some adults have expressed concerns about the lack of reality and truthfulness in fairy tales. Write an essay discussing the level of truth in fairy tales. How does fantasy compare to lying? Why is one preferable to the other? Are they the same thing? How might a child take the fantasy and turn it into a habit of lying? How would it affect the child's life? How would it affect the parents? What stories seen in modern media could be viewed as fantasy and lies?

Essay Topic 3

Bettelheim addresses the "Pleasure Principle Versus Reality Principle." Discuss this principle and its purpose. One tale referred to in the text is the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper. Explain Bettelheim's insights regarding the principle to this particular fable. Also relate the author's thoughts on the principle in relation to The Three Little Pigs. Compare and contrast the two stories and how the principle applies to each. Which is most effective?

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