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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An adult may take a childhood fairy tale and turn it into what?
(a) Dream.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Nightmare.
(d) Fear.

2. In the example, where does the child live?
(a) Castle.
(b) Forest.
(c) Cottage.
(d) Tower.

3. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?
(a) Oral tradition.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Gatherings.
(d) Storytelling.

4. Children would have no need for fairy tales if their dreams were _________________.
(a) Simple.
(b) Understood.
(c) Complex.
(d) Realistic.

5. The monsters or evil people in the stories always finish the story as _________________.
(a) Evil.
(b) Reformed.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks to the fisherman?

2. A person's dreams are typically formed on what level?

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

4. What is the negative aspect related to the character(s)?

5. What do the Germans call their version of fairy tales?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were these things used? What did they teach to children?

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

3. What has often been done to remove violence from fairy tales? What is the result?

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

5. What are the two developmental crises referred to by the author?

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

7. When do fairy tales truly begin to make sense to a child?

8. Historically speaking, what things most often formed a child's intellect?

9. How does a child learn to deal with problems through fairy tales?

10. What did Dr. Sigmund Freud think about the purpose behind the story of Oedpius?

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