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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. Classically, initiations are a ______ ritual.

2. The Mama's Boy is always in search of the perfect ______.

3. What is the role of the Dummy in the Precocious Child?

4. What does the Weakling Prince lack?

5. In an initiation, the ritual space is considered _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Do the authors think these archetypes have ever dominated human life?

2. What human needs do the Magician and Lover fulfill?

3. What have the authors interpreted was the purpose of Cro-Magnon cave paintings?

4. When do the four archetypes arise?

5. Why was the Oedipal Child named as such?

6. What is Admiring Men?

7. How do the two lower points of the triangle, the shadow-sides, build the pinnacle?

8. Can the shadow sides of a male personality integrate into a fully mature male? What is their affect on an adult?

9. Once one begins this process, how long do the authors say it take to become a fully-fledged male?

10. According to the authors, why are action movies and sports so favored among men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the archetype of the King exists in our world today. Is it a realistic character? How or why does society need him today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Manipulator and Denying Innocent One's compulsion to withhold information and how this relates to negative aspects of human nature.

Essay Topic 3

The authors stress that no single archetype can fully function alone. Discuss why these archetypes would be dysfunctional independently within a man and how integrating all of them creates a fully-fledged male.

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