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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For a complete initiation process, the boys must be separated from ______.
(a) Other boys.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Technology.

2. How are the Dreamer and the Mama's Boy similar?
(a) They are in search of the perfect mother.
(b) They are antisocial.
(c) They are very intelligent.
(d) They are physically aggressive.

3. What have the authors observed young men being forced to do without a ritual elder?
(a) Find their own way.
(b) Start a new regime.
(c) Stay boys forever.
(d) Appoint one themselves.

4. Why is the Mama's Boy disappointed as an adult?
(a) No woman can meet his ideal.
(b) He isn't intelligent enough to do well.
(c) Adulthood isn't as fun as childhood.
(d) The world is not as exciting as he expects.

5. What role does the Weakling Prince play in the Divine Child?
(a) He is a trusted advisor.
(b) He is his conscience.
(c) He isn't involved.
(d) He is a shadow side.

6. In classic rites of passage, what are the young men supposed to do in the jungle?
(a) Sacrifice an animal.
(b) Become one with nature.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Endure struggles.

7. The Precocious Child is prone to _____ activity.
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Hyper.
(c) A lack of.
(d) Adventurous.

8. What is the skill of the Oedipal Child?
(a) He is a good entertainer.
(b) He is manually dexterous.
(c) He is adept with languages.
(d) He can read the emotions of others.

9. What role does the Know-It-All Trickster play in the Precocious Child?
(a) He is his soul mate.
(b) He is a shadow side.
(c) He is his conscience.
(d) He is his predecessor.

10. The Divine Child is the most____ of the immature masculine archetypes.
(a) Neglected.
(b) Controversial.
(c) Primal.
(d) Rare.

11. What have the authors observed about how young men feel about maturity?
(a) They feel obligated to mature.
(b) They are very resistant to maturity.
(c) They will only mature for a reward.
(d) They are eager to mature.

12. What is the role of the Mama's Boy in the Oedipal Child?
(a) He is his friend.
(b) He is his shadow side.
(c) He is his enemy.
(d) He is his conscience.

13. What do the authors believe an initiation contributes to a young man's maturity?
(a) It helps him be a better public speaker.
(b) He gains social skills.
(c) It helps him learn to talk to women.
(d) It helps him become a fully realized adult male.

14. The authors are students of ______.
(a) William James.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Fritz Perls.

15. What do Moore and Gillette claim happens in a young man's development without an initiation?
(a) His maturity is accelerated.
(b) He cannot pull all the facets of his psyche together.
(c) He is shunned from society.
(d) He remains attached to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defines the High Chair Tyrant?

2. What defines the Precocious Child?

3. Why does the Coward become the Grandstander Bully?

4. What does the Weakling Prince lack?

5. There are pleasures and ______ that accompany manhood.

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