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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Hero encounters a series of ______ that must be overcome in order for his journey to continue.
(a) Riddles
(b) Tests
(c) Challenges
(d) Mountains

3. All things, moral and ________, beautiful and ________ emerge from this central area.
(a) Right, positive
(b) Just, attractive
(c) Unjust, plain
(d) Immoral, ugly

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

5. The Hero is faced with the responsibility of returning what he has gained and __________ it with the world.
(a) Sharing
(b) Experiencing
(c) Creating
(d) Living

6. The Native American priest calls this central area the absolute ________ of the land beneath the sky.
(a) Equality
(b) Center
(c) Middle
(d) Balance

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

8. What does Campbell say the archetypal image of God might be?
(a) The frog prince
(b) The teacher
(c) The ogre father
(d) The dark mystery

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

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

11. The Hero is on a journey towards _____ with the source of all things.
(a) Rising
(b) Manifesting
(c) Meeting
(d) Unification

12. Which section deals with the theories about the importance and/or presence of myth in human culture, society, and individual experience?
(a) Myth and Society
(b) The Power of Myth
(c) Myth and Dreams
(d) The Monomyth

13. "A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of ___________..."
(a) Ethereal madness
(b) Stark reality
(c) Painful suffering
(d) Supernatural wonder

14. Who was in love with Jason and thus helped him in his quest?
(a) Trinia
(b) Hera
(c) Medea
(d) Methusa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ in the picture language of mythology represents the totality of what can be known.

2. Many Hero characters discover new _________ inside that which swallowed them.

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

4. Who has surpassing beauty or surpassing ugliness?

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

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