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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Oriental philosophy corresponds with the idea of duality?
(a) Feng Shui
(b) Yin and Yang
(c) Wabi Sabi
(d) Black and White

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

3. Many Hero characters discover new _________ inside that which swallowed them.
(a) Physical worlds
(b) Gifts
(c) Spiritual texts
(d) Mysteries

4. Who gently kissed an old crone and was rewarded for his efforts?
(a) Rodina
(b) Eochaid
(c) Eonid
(d) Tremulus

5. What is often caused by an accident or a deliberate change in circumstances?
(a) The first obstacle
(b) The call to adventure
(c) The push to leave home
(d) The movement away from the norm

6. What is the wild and careless, inexhaustible joy of life invincible?
(a) Rapture
(b) Lust
(c) Joy
(d) Comedy

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

8. 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?
(a) Arabic
(b) Hindu
(c) Indian
(d) French

9. The first section of this chapter is "The Crossing of the _________ Threshold."
(a) First
(b) Only
(c) Meaningless
(d) Most Important

10. 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

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

12. What is the third step in the typical Hero's journey?
(a) The call to action
(b) The appearance of a guide
(c) The setting of the accident
(d) The return home

13. _________ thus asserts that all reality emerges from a transcendent, universal, sub-conscious and ultimately unknowable truth.
(a) Story
(b) Mythology
(c) Faith
(d) Belief

14. Who is the half human/half bull child of an enchanted queen?
(a) Cretan minotaur
(b) Babylonian prince
(c) Roman peasant
(d) Greek slave

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of this section is "__________ with the Father."

2. How many types of journeys are available when the Hero decides to return?

3. What is the goal of the Hero's journey?

4. The Hero encounters a series of ______ that must be overcome in order for his journey to continue.

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

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