Character Archetypes Quiz

1. young heroes or heroines who go through training; usually innocent and wear
white
a. Outcast
b. Initiate
c. Scapegoat
d. Loyal Retainer
2. loyal group members who are willing to face any number of dangers to be
together
a. Loyal Retainer
b. Friendly Beast
c. Evil Figure with a Good Heart
d. Hunting Group of Companions

3. somewhat like servants to the hero who are heroic themselves; their duty is to
protect the hero and reflect the nobility of the hero; they are expendable
a. Loyal Retainer
b. Friendly Beast
c. Evil Figure with a Good Heart
d. Hunting Group of Companions

4. redeemable evil figure saved by the nobility or love of the hero.

a. Loyal Retainer
b. Friendly Beast
c. Evil Figure with a Good Heart
d. Hunting Group of Companions

5. hero is taken away as a young man and raised by strangers; when he returns
home, he can view problems objectively and can solve them easier
a. Initiate
b. Hero
c. Scapegoat
d. Young Man from the Provinces

6. sensuous beauty; brings about the hero’s downfall because he is physically

attracted to her
a. Damsel in Distress
b. Temptress
c. Platonic Ideal
d. Earth Mother
7. figure banished from a social group for some crime against his fellow man
(could be falsely accused of a crime or could choose to banish himself from
guilt)
e. Outcast
f. Initiate
g. Scapegoat
a. Loyal Retainer
8. a female character who needs the hero to rescue her from either emotional or
physical danger
a. Damsel in Distress
b. Temptress
c. Platonic Ideal
d. Earth Mother

9. female figure who provides intellectual stimulation for the hero; he is not
physically attracted to her
a. Damsel in Distress
b. Temptress
c. Platonic Ideal
d. Earth Mother
10. animal or creature disfigured or mutated; monsters who are the antagonists in the
story
a. Friendly Beast
b. Outcast
c. Scapegoat
d. Creature of Nightmare