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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. People during this period are referred to as being which of the following?
2. What action might a child take to express displeasure in a new situation?
3. What type of material was used to make Red's hood?
4. The mother may be portrayed as what?
5. Supporters of fairy tales also state that ____ in fairy tales help children express a side of their personality that may not otherwise be explored.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the moral involved with the children eating the gingerbread house?
2. What is ironic about outlawing fairy tales and the attitudes of the Victorian age?
3. Others object to the immersion in a world of fantasy. Why?
4. What is the name and crux of the original tale regarding Jack and the Beanstalk?
5. Describe the realistic beginning of "Hansel and Gretel."
6. Explain the opinions of psychoanalysts in regards to fairy tales and violence.
7. Why is the mother seen as the villain in the story even though both parents have agreed on a solution?
8. What do the children gain from their ordeal with the witch?
9. What is the underlying moral of the story?
10. How does Hansel exhibit denial when going into the forest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many fairy tales have sexual connotations. This involves everything from the oedipal influence to the avoidance of temptation and compromising situations through to preparing a child for puberty and eventual adulthood. Write a 1000-word essay on the use of sexual connotations in fairy tales. What is considered to be helpful? What might be harmful? What might be considered to be inappropriate? Use examples.
Essay Topic 2
Some parents are concerned that a child will become so intrigued with fairy tales that he will begin to believe in and dabble in the magic arts. Discuss the magic arts as they apply to fairy tales. What are magic arts? What might a child want to try? Is any one of the arts dangerous? How might it go against a family's structure or moral code? Have you ever dabbled in the magic arts? Explain. Which magic arts would be most commonly investigated by a curious child? What do you think would happen?
Essay Topic 3
Some adults have expressed concerns about the lack of reality and truthfulness in fairy tales. Write an essay discussing the level of truth in fairy tales. How does fantasy compare to lying? Why is one preferable to the other? Are they the same thing? How might a child take the fantasy and turn it into a habit of lying? How would it affect the child's life? How would it affect the parents? What stories seen in modern media could be viewed as fantasy and lies?
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