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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. At what age do fairy tales begin to have real meaning for a child?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. Fairy tales tend to start out in what way?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Fanciful.

3. A person's dreams are typically formed on what level?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Subconscious.

4. A person with no experience in fairy tales may not understand the difference between which two objects?
(a) Good and evil.
(b) Internal and external worlds.
(c) Fantasy and reality.
(d) Ego and superego.

5. A child might believe that his life is filled with what?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Rage.
(d) Strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a story is told to one generation and then another?

2. Who speaks to the fisherman?

3. Some parents and teachers have not allowed children access to fairy tales because they are _________________.

4. An adult may see the relationship between the wolf and the grandmother as _________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Louis MacNeice and what does he say about fairy tales?

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

4. How does a child view the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood?

5. What type of character is often seen as the representation of good versus evil?

6. What example is used regarding the differentiation between fantasy and reality?

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

8. Explain the difference of fairy tales in various cultures. Are they all considered to be fairy tales?

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

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

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