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The Hero with a Thousand Faces | Quiz

Joseph Campbell
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces | Quiz

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1)

The Hero must get rid of his own sense of ____ in order to become cleansed and humbled. (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

His life
The world
Understanding
Self
2)

The end of the life of the _______ is portrayed as a return to the state in which life and consciousness came into being. (from Part 2: Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 2)

Goddess
Universe
God
Mother
3)

Who is the author of the quote at the beginning of this section? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Section 4)

Jonathan Edwards
Jon Rutheford
Isaiah Berlin
Constance Gertrude
4)

Within the case studies, Campbell introduces in this section, the ________ is challenged, must struggle, and must survive. (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

Man
Hero
Woman
Dreamer
5)

What is the ultimate example of #82? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Section 4)

Confucius' writings
Moses' journey
Christ's acension
Buddha's enlightenment
6)

In many Hero stories, the Hero decides __________ after his journey. (from Part 1: Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

To return
Not to return
To die
To find another journey
7)

Death can be just as dangerous as the journey into _________. (from Part 2: Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 2)

Truth
Peace
Spirit
Life
8)

The characteristics of the physical world are ultimately a kind of ___________. (from Epilogue: Section 1)

Disguise
Illusion
Clothing
Power
9)

Whose serenity, peace and transcendence does Campbell seem to say is ideal? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 5 and 6)

Buddha
Christ
Mary
Boddhissatva
10)

What kind of preacher was the author of the quote at the beginning of this chapter and section? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Section 4)

Catholic
Mormon
Puritan
Protestant
11)

The process through which humanity emerges and returns to that from which it emerged is called the ______ cycle. (from Part 2: Chapter 1, Sections 1 and 2)

Creation
Duality
Cosmosis
Cosmogonic
12)

Whose attempt to rescue his sister from the underworld failed, causing him to be pursued by demons? (from Part 1: Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

Izanagi
Sang Lu
Inyanta
Rhi Bung
13)

The title of this section is "__________ with the Father." (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Section 4)

Peace
Atonement
Communicating
Relating
14)

Who is the goddess from the Hindu goddess-virgin story? (from Part 2: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Parvati
Paramona
Privita
Prekesh
15)

Who has surpassing beauty or surpassing ugliness? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

The Aid
The Hero
The Guardian
The Goddess
16)

Campbell believes that Christianity has turned the stories of the Bible from symbolic meanings to shallow _______. (from Part 1: Chapter 4)

Literalism
Creationism
Fundamentalism
Modernism
17)

About Mary: "....her womb, remaining fallow as the primordial abyss, summons to itself...the original power that fertilized the _______." (from Part 2: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Void
Human race
World
Space
18)

The Hero is free to live because he has lived true _________. (from Part 1: Chapter 3, Sections 4, 5 and 6)

Peace
Understanding
Freedom
Meaning
19)

Who destroyed the civilizations of the race that had conquered his own? (from Part 2: Chapter 3, Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)

King Barbar
King Sargon
King Sanloy
King Alphonsus
20)

There is ___________ for the interpretation of myths. (from Epilogue: Section 1)

No good method
No final system
One proper system
Many a process
21)

What Oriental philosophy corresponds with the idea of duality? (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 5 and 6)

Wabi Sabi
Feng Shui
Black and White
Yin and Yang
22)

What kind of element is the fire of the ritual in #125? (from Part 1: Chapter 4)

Masculine
Genderless
Both genders
Feminine
23)

What does the Hero encounter if he does not do the bidding of the God or Goddess? (from Part 1: Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

Mythical creatures
Respect
More obstacles
Reward
24)

What is the purpose of baptism, at least on its surface? (from Part 1: Chapter 4)

Create a fresh start
Bring person into the church
Wash away original sin
Help the church recognize that person
25)

If a Hero is a young woman, the young woman's love and transcendent ____ brings about transformation. (from Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2 and 3)

Wisdom
Understanding
Faith
Truth
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