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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who included "Prince Ring" in The Yellow Fairy Book?
(a) Andrew Lang.
(b) Fritz Anderson.
(c) The Brothers Grimm.
(d) Aesop.

2. Von Franz writes that burning with fire has long been a symbol of what?
(a) Transformation.
(b) Evil.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Death.

3. What is a word referring to a female deer?
(a) Hind.
(b) Diam.
(c) Ewe.
(d) Mare.

4. Where is the hero invited with his wife in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) A crowning.
(b) A grand ball.
(c) A beheading.
(d) A dinner party.

5. What is the name of the adviser to the king in the kingdom Prince Ring and his dog travel?
(a) Snati-Snati.
(b) Rauder.
(c) Hans.
(d) Aruma.

6. What color is considered the color of nature, according to Von Franz?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

7. Von Franz writes that many fairy tales involve the hero following what to a secret and fantastic place?
(a) A feather.
(b) A snake.
(c) A ball.
(d) A spider.

8. What does the term "fata morgana" refer to?
(a) Mortal life.
(b) Mortality.
(c) Fantasy world.
(d) Fidelity.

9. The carpet arises from what culture, according to Von Franz?
(a) Indian.
(b) African.
(c) Arab.
(d) Chinese.

10. What was on the horns of the animal hunted by the prince in "Prince Ring"?
(a) A golden scarf.
(b) A golden ring.
(c) A golden feather.
(d) A golden crown.

11. Von Franz notes that in asking for a carpet in "The Three Feathers," the king is actually asking for what?
(a) Love.
(b) Cleansing.
(c) Religious meaning.
(d) Power.

12. All fairy tales have what kind of structure?
(a) Three-part.
(b) Five-part.
(c) Two-part.
(d) Four-part.

13. Witches were said to brew potions using what, according to Von Franz?
(a) Toad parts.
(b) Snake parts.
(c) Salamanders.
(d) Snails.

14. What is the hero forced to marry in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
(a) A spider.
(b) A frog.
(c) A dove.
(d) A snake.

15. What refers to the primal Greek goddess personifying the Earth?
(a) Imao.
(b) Amo.
(c) Gaia.
(d) Mutoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful manner?

2. Who tries to kill Prince Ring in his sleep?

3. What does Von Franz determine to be the symbolic meaning of the golden ring in "Prince Ring"?

4. Von Franz writes that in some fairy tales, a hero might inscribe what on the ground and call forth a demon who thus enslaves him?

5. What does the princess shed in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?

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