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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Campbell say almost all religions have in common?
(a) God and Earth are differentiated.
(b) God is a punishing deity.
(c) There is a way to repent.
(d) There are scriptural records.

2. What did Campbell say caused Martin Luther King Jr.'s death?
(a) Racism.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) God's plan.
(d) His life path.

3. What kind of conquerors were always found in Hebrew scriptures?
(a) Patriarchal.
(b) Monarchal.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Matriarchal.

4. What did old images have to be freed of to impart truth, according to Campbell?
(a) Past usage.
(b) Facts.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Literal definitions.

5. What is the Jewish name for God?
(a) Jehoveh.
(b) Father.
(c) Yaweh.
(d) Rabboni.

6. What did James Joyce call terror?
(a) A static experience of the sublime.
(b) A test of the believers.
(c) A path to the truth.
(d) A doorway to understanding.

7. What did Campbell say made narratives complex?
(a) Morals.
(b) Characters.
(c) Philosophical debates.
(d) Literary devices.

8. What did Jesus not fear in his life, according to Campbell?
(a) Death.
(b) Success.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Pain.

9. What did Campbell say formed the mystery of the Orient?
(a) Maps and legends.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Lost scripture.

10. What did Campbell say the Bible was a depiction of?
(a) A good world falling.
(b) The way to manage society.
(c) The battle between good and evil.
(d) A journey of the soul.

11. What should well-functioning mythologies produce?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Awe.
(c) All of these.
(d) Understanding.

12. Why was Paul's teaching in Corinth accepted?
(a) He was fulfilling prophecy.
(b) They had witnessed what happened in Jerusalem.
(c) His banking metaphor connected with them.
(d) They felt the spirit.

13. Who was enthroned between Isis and Hermes in a painting?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Moses.
(d) Elijah.

14. Who, besides the Jews, believed in a Promised Land?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Buddhists.
(c) The Navajos.
(d) The Hindus.

15. Why did Campbell say moral law brought no security?
(a) Social life was changing constantly.
(b) Money became more and more important.
(c) People had different opinions.
(d) The laws were not widely known as they should have been.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did half of the people in religion say was truth?

2. What did Campbell compare metaphors to?

3. What did Campbell say ruined the poetry in the Bible?

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

5. How did Campbell say religious metaphors should be understood?

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