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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. What psychological complex is referred to in this section?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Role reversal.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Superiority.

2. In Little Red Riding Hood, what is the most significant change from the older version to the new version?
(a) Items in basket.
(b) Red's grandmother.
(c) Ending.
(d) The woodsman.

3. In the case of the boy, his goal is to get what from his mother?
(a) Support.
(b) Affection.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Admiration.

4. Who lives at the particular dwelling?
(a) Ogre.
(b) Fairy godmother.
(c) Wizard.
(d) Witch.

5. What enchanted musical instrument belongs to the ogre and is stolen by Jack?
(a) Flute.
(b) Xylophone.
(c) Lute.
(d) Harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bettelheim believes that the moral in the early version is ________.

2. Others believe that telling and supporting fairy tales may encourage a child to do what?

3. What famous writer is referred to in regards to the structure of fairy tales?

4. What is the underlying moral in this story?

5. Separation may also cause what kind of emotions in a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about outlawing fairy tales and the attitudes of the Victorian age?

2. Which parts of the mind are addressed? Who studied this concept?

3. How does Hansel exhibit denial when going into the forest?

4. What is the reason that the number three is significant in fairy tales?

5. Why is the mother seen as the villain in the story even though both parents have agreed on a solution?

6. Why do some people object to fairy tales in relation to reality?

7. What is the basis of each version of Little Red Riding Hood? What is the main difference?

8. What do the children gain from their ordeal with the witch?

9. How does Bettelheim separate the Oedipus Complex between boys and girls?

10. What examples are given by Bettelheim in regards to oral fixation and the two stories?

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