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

2. What do the Norse refer to as their version of fairy tales?

3. Some parents and teachers have not allowed children access to fairy tales because they are _________________.

4. What story does the little girl relate to her mother?

5. Myths tend to focus on which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the difference of fairy tales in various cultures. Are they all considered to be fairy tales?

4. How does a child view the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood?

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

6. What is the difference between an adult that has no experience with fairy tales and a child who does?

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

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

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

10. Why are fairy tales important to the development of a child's mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the purpose and use of fairy tales in these areas of development in a child's life such as intellect, family relationships, social interaction, skill sets, fantasizing, autonomy, and maturity. Write a 250-word essay on each item and give examples and references to the stories used in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one fairy tale from the book and modernize it according to the previous method. You may add in elements rather than subtracting them, as long as they reflect modern society and are appropriate for a child. Explain and change and its intended effect.

Essay Topic 3

Many fairy tales have sexual connotations. This involves everything from the oedipal influence to the avoidance of temptation and compromising situations through to preparing a child for puberty and eventual adulthood. Write a 1000-word essay on the use of sexual connotations in fairy tales. What is considered to be helpful? What might be harmful? What might be considered to be inappropriate? Use examples.

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