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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. What weapons impress the answer to #50 more than swords?
(a) Complete subservience
(b) Determination and persistance
(c) Groveling
(d) Gifts

2. What kind of myth is the story of the man who dreamed of killing his father and taking care of his mother?
(a) Disturbed
(b) Unrealistic
(c) Narcissius
(d) Oedipal

3. What does the Hero have to conquer in order to gain knowledge?
(a) Dragons
(b) Evil
(c) His family
(d) His faith

4. What is a celebration and manifestation of the joyous truth that exists alongside the pain of life?
(a) Comedy
(b) Laughter
(c) Prankster actions
(d) Blessing energy

5. What does the Hero have to do when he returns from his journey?
(a) He doesn't return
(b) Pray
(c) Nothing
(d) Share his experience

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a narrative form anchored in the pain and fear of that ultimate truth of death?

2. The perilous journey [of the hero] was a labor not of attainment, but of ___________."

3. What does Campbell say all cities build in order to represent the idea of this central area?

4. Who was "swallowed" by the ocean after being dismembered by his evil brother?

5. In "Supernatural Aid," what does Campbell suggest these types of figures are....

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