Archetypes Assessment

What does the word "archetype" mean?

• ancient ruins

• a type of arch

• a typical example

• a type of hero

This character archetype opposes the hero. This can be a temptress, monster, evil figure, or animal.

• hero

• villain

• mentor

• servant

This character archetype is an old man or woman who teaches guides, or helps the hero.

• mentor

• mother figure

• servant

• villain

The characters Batman and The Joker are examples of what symbolic archetype?

• fire and ice

• light and dark

• sun and moon

A character archetype may go through which of the following?

• having to prove themselves

• going through a traumatic event

• having an unusual birth

• all of the above

Which character archetype helps support the main character by serving as a voice of reason, a guide, a rescuer, and/or a helper?

• magician

• rebel

• sidekick

• villain

Which character archetype may be evil, opposes the hero, and may want to exchange fame and fortune for the hero's soul?

• mothering figure

• outcast

• sidekick

• villain

A character, typically a woman, who has a problem that needs to be solved or who needs help getting out of a bad situation or circumstance?

• damsel in distress

• monster

• outcast

• villain

True or False:

A character may fit into more than one archetype.

• false

• true

Which of the following describes the outcast archetype?

• They are trained by a mentor.

• They are loved by people and never leave.

• They are sent away or kicked out of society.

• They become weak and die.