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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Sections 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout all myths and stories of the world, there is a central _______.
(a) Truth
(b) Moral
(c) Image
(d) Idea

2. By what are the Hero's first steps into the new world blocked?
(a) A Guardian
(b) A wall
(c) Obstacles
(d) Spiritual doubt

3. After the first threshold, what immediately happens to the Hero?
(a) He ends his journey.
(b) He is swallowed.
(c) He goes home.
(d) He becomes reborn.

4. What joins at this central area as described in #28?
(a) Every animal
(b) Four directions
(c) Four winds
(d) All the colors of the wind

5. 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) Female musician
(b) Male alcoholic
(c) Female accountant
(d) Male philosopher

Short Answer Questions

1. What is often caused by an accident or a deliberate change in circumstances?

2. What does the Hero have to conquer in order to gain knowledge?

3. What has summoned the Hero and transferred his spiritual center of gravity from within the pale of his society to a zone unknown?

4. What kind of preacher was the author of the quote at the beginning of this chapter and section?

5. The Hero may or may not be aided by a __________ or other individuals along the way.

(see the answer key)

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