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Archetypes Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the word "archetype" mean?

a)

ancient ruins

b)

a type of arch

c)

a typical example

d)

a type of hero

2.

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

a)

hero

b)

villain

c)

mentor

d)

servant

3.

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

a)

mentor

b)

mother figure

c)

servant

d)

villain

4.

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

a)

fire and ice

b)

light and dark

c)

sun and moon

5.

A character archetype may go through which of the following?

a)

having to prove themselves

b)

going through a traumatic event

c)

having an unusual birth

d)

all of the above

6.

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

a)

magician

b)

rebel

c)

sidekick

d)

villain

7.

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

a)

mothering figure

b)

outcast

c)

sidekick

d)

villain

8.

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?

a)

damsel in distress

b)

monster

c)

outcast

d)

villain

9.

True or False:

A character may fit into more than one archetype.

a)

false

b)

true

10.

Which of the following describes the outcast archetype?

a)

They are trained by a mentor.

b)

They are loved by people and never leave.

c)

They are sent away or kicked out of society.

d)

They become weak and die.

11.

Which answer below best describes a quest?

a)

It is when a hero becomes evil.

b)

It is when the hero asks for something.

c)

It is when the hero goes on an adventure to find something.

d)

It is when the hero thinks it is a waste of time.

12.

Which of the following could symbolize light?

a)

despair

b)

hope

c)

winter

d)

the unknown

13.

Which answer best describes the plot archetype of "The Betrayal" ?

a)

the point where the hero leaves his/her past and begins the journey

b)

the point where the hero descends from a higher to a lower state of being

c)

the point where the hero fights a menacing enemy or natural dangers

d)

the point where the hero finds out he or she has been lied to by a friend

14.

Which symbolic archetype has life giving or cleansing properties?

a)

darkness

b)

light

c)

numbers

d)

water

15.

Which setting archetype is describes as a place of suffering?

a)

gathering place

b)

paradise

c)

underworld

d)

universe of opposites