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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. What represents the ability of the Self to act on its own in "The Three Feathers," according to Von Franz?
2. Who included "Prince Ring" in The Yellow Fairy Book?
3. What is the hero forced to marry in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"?
4. What happens to the peasant women when trying to jump in "The Three Feathers"?
5. What refers to the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful manner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is von Franz's interpretation of Dummling's descent into the trap door in "The Three Feathers"?
2. Why does von Franz explain the princess is locked in the cellar in "The Three Feathers"?
3. Where are the prince and princess invited in the Russian version of "The Three Feathers"? What happens?
4. What does von Franz interpret as the meaning of the ring in "The Three Feathers"?
5. What happens in the story "The Bewitched Princess"?
6. What does the hero do to the frog-skin in the Russian "The Three Feathers"? How does the story end?
7. What is the hind symbolic for in "Prince Ring," according to von Franz?
8. What does the number three represent, according to von Franz?
9. What does the burning of the frog-skin represent to von Franz in the Russian "The Three Feathers"?
10. What does von Franz write of the witch and the barrel in "Prince Ring"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of the shadow in the story "Prince Ring." Who is the shadow in this story and how are they assimilated?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the hero figure in a tale is a figure that represents a restoration of the accord between ego and self, according to von Franz's theory. What steps must the hero take to restore balance?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the process of individuation according to Jungian psychology. How is this process interpreted in fairy tales?
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