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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 1, Sections 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Native American priest calls this central area the absolute ________ of the land beneath the sky.
(a) Center
(b) Middle
(c) Equality
(d) Balance

2. Many Hero characters discover new _________ inside that which swallowed them.
(a) Mysteries
(b) Spiritual texts
(c) Physical worlds
(d) Gifts

3. Who agrees to come to the rescue of the princess?
(a) A prince
(b) A witch
(c) A frog
(d) A wolf

4. Which section deals with the theories about the importance and/or presence of myth in human culture, society, and individual experience?
(a) Myth and Dreams
(b) Myth and Society
(c) The Power of Myth
(d) The Monomyth

5. The perilous journey [of the hero] was a labor not of attainment, but of ___________."
(a) Re-attainment
(b) Stealing
(c) Remembering
(d) Fighting

Short Answer Questions

1. "A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of ___________..."

2. What kind of maiden exposes herself to danger in a quest for porcupine quills?

3. Which fairy tale does Campbell choose to use in the beginning of this section?

4. Which god drove people mad if they gave him any trouble?

5. Throughout all myths and stories of the world, there is a central _______.

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