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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Campbell say all cities build in order to represent the idea of this central area?
(a) A religious temple
(b) A library
(c) A pit
(d) A pyre

2. What is the ultimate example of #82?
(a) Christ's acension
(b) Buddha's enlightenment
(c) Moses' journey
(d) Confucius' writings

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

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 Monomyth
(d) The Power of Myth

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What might the Hero be known as?

2. Who is the half human/half bull child of an enchanted queen?

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

4. What does Campbell say are used to signify and to assist in the breaking of the attachment to one's parent?

5. Many contemporary religions are __________ manifestations of the same central figure system.

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