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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. Who is the person associated with journeying to find the Golden Fleece?
(a) Jacob
(b) Jason
(c) Thomas
(d) Joseph

2. Who is the central figure in the second example offered by Campbell, in relation to this person encountering a series of obstacles and is aided by a wise old man along the way?
(a) Male philosopher
(b) Female accountant
(c) Male alcoholic
(d) Female musician

3. Comedy and tragedy are both aspects of the same experience of _______.
(a) Movement
(b) Living
(c) Growth
(d) Understanding

4. What is this transcendent source worthy of, according to Campbell?
(a) Love
(b) Respect
(c) Worship
(d) Study

5. What is a narrative form anchored in the pain and fear of that ultimate truth of death?
(a) Happiness
(b) Joy
(c) Frustration
(d) Tragedy

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of myth is the story of the man who dreamed of killing his father and taking care of his mother?

2. What flows from this central area, as Campbell describes?

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

4. Who is the main archetypal character that Campbell reveals as being at the center of myths and stories?

5. Who are blocked by sensual, sexual, and capricious female spirits?

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