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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Religious Imagination and the Rules of Traditional Theology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say promoted mathematics in education?
(a) Religion.
(b) Education.
(c) Truency.
(d) Mythology.

2. What were some clergy unable to interpret?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Language.
(c) Codes.
(d) Analogies.

3. How did Campbell say people could answer the metaphysical call?
(a) By relazing their hold on reality.
(b) By finding beauty in nature.
(c) By going into the self.
(d) By letting go of the concrete.

4. What did Campbell say Mythology was supposed to awaken?
(a) Minds.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Awe.
(d) History.

5. What ceased the power of what Campbell said connected people to the infinite?
(a) Literary figures.
(b) Changes in time.
(c) Historical events.
(d) Scientific discoveries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say scholars missed when studying facts?

2. What must humans do to create new symbols in life?

3. What did Campbell say were the main categories of God?

4. What did Campbell say most Western religions caused?

5. Who did Campbell say concentrated on the denotative meaning of metaphors?

(see the answer key)

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