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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many saints chose to _____ while in deep communion with God, as opposing to preaching and sharing his word.
(a) Sleep
(b) Die
(c) Leave their homes
(d) Hide away

2. Who is the androgynous figure Campbell reveals from Christianity?
(a) Lillith
(b) Adam
(c) Joseph
(d) Eve

3. What is the term for experiences, ideas, or beliefs that differ in species from individual to individual and culture to culture, but which in their broadest outlines manifest basic human truths?
(a) Journeys
(b) Archetypes
(c) Dreams
(d) Inexhaustible energies

4. Who was turned into a flower for refusing the advances of Apollo?
(a) Diana
(b) Daphne
(c) Aphrodite
(d) Hera

5. The Hero must accomplish the task of #77 or he will face ________.
(a) A bigger threat than the God
(b) Destruction
(c) Confusion
(d) Enlightenment too soon

6. Swallowing is a kind of death of the overwhelming sense of _______ or self that must be sacrificed if true enlightenment is to be achieved.
(a) Image
(b) Identity
(c) Ego
(d) Self-importance

7. The archetypal truths found in the Hero's journey can inform and enlighten life, leading to understanding, that then might aid in leading to psycho-spiritual _________.
(a) Truth
(b) Enlightenment
(c) Nirvana
(d) Selflessness

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

9. The Hero may or may not be aided by a __________ or other individuals along the way.
(a) Old man
(b) Book
(c) Supernatural guide
(d) Old woman

10. If a Hero is a young woman, the young woman's love and transcendent ____ brings about transformation.
(a) Wisdom
(b) Understanding
(c) Faith
(d) Truth

11. Heroes in what tend to bring enlightenment to the community?
(a) Scrolls
(b) Family stories
(c) Wars
(d) Fairy tales

12. In many Hero stories, the Hero decides __________ after his journey.
(a) To die
(b) To find another journey
(c) To return
(d) Not to return

13. What is NOT a symbol of this central item, as referenced in #25 and #26?
(a) Tree
(b) Mountain
(c) Fountain
(d) Whale

14. In the section, "Rescue from _________," the Hero is unable or unwilling to leave the place to which he's journeyed.
(a) Peril
(b) Trouble
(c) Without
(d) Within

15. Which god drove people mad if they gave him any trouble?
(a) Dionysius
(b) Zeus
(c) Apollo
(d) Pan

Short Answer Questions

1. What might the Hero be known as?

2. The Hero's journey begins by "descending, either intentionally or unintentionally, into the crooked lanes of his own spiritual _________."

3. What is the princess initially playing with in the fairy tale?

4. What was the origin of the story about the warrior who achieved enlightenment, returned to the world, saw that humans weren't ready for what he had to teach, and then withdrew into the spiritual world?

5. Who was in love with Jason and thus helped him in his quest?

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