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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man-hero needs to go on a quest for the identity of his __________.
(a) Faith
(b) Mother
(c) Family
(d) Father

2. Symbols are only the ________ of communication.
(a) Vehicles
(b) Signposts
(c) Words
(d) Images

3. Dreams have a direct relationship with the individual experience of the ___________.
(a) Dreamer
(b) Outcome
(c) Understanding of the analyst
(d) Environment

4. Death can be just as dangerous as the journey into _________.
(a) Truth
(b) Spirit
(c) Peace
(d) Life

5. About Mary: "....her womb, remaining fallow as the primordial abyss, summons to itself...the original power that fertilized the _______."
(a) Void
(b) Human race
(c) World
(d) Space

6. What does Campbell quote at length in this section?
(a) Kata Vata
(b) Kretilan verse
(c) Kalevala
(d) Scandanavian bedtime stories

7. Whose example of centuries long sleep does Campbell use?
(a) Sleeping Beauty
(b) Rapunzel
(c) Rip Van Winkle
(d) Snow White

8. When a civilization begins to reinterpret its mythology...the ________ goes out of it.
(a) Intention
(b) Life
(c) Meaning
(d) Purpose

9. Who is shown a vision of the infinite all-powerful Krishna?
(a) Arthina
(b) Arjuna
(c) Rapuja
(d) Arajana

10. The first task of the man-hero is to break down the ____________ to union with God.
(a) Familial discontent
(b) Stereotypical obstacles
(c) Physical barriers
(d) Emotional barriers

11. What is the second effect of the cosmogonic emanations of universal power?
(a) Framing of the world stage of space
(b) Movement into spiritual understanding
(c) Energy buildup
(d) Production of life

12. What includes specific references, that Campbell quotes, to the human body becoming one with the parts of the gods?
(a) Book of the Dead
(b) Koran
(c) Bible
(d) Torah

13. What is the experience of the outer world in relation to the psychological interpretation of the answer to #140?
(a) Sleep
(b) Conscious dreaming
(c) Interactive reasoning
(d) Waking experience

14. What can not be directly compared to dream?
(a) Faiths
(b) Myths
(c) Spiritual texts
(d) Stories

15. When does the human being in question become at one with the source of human energy during this pattern of #140?
(a) Marriage
(b) Deep sleep/dreamless experience
(c) Birth
(d) Death

Short Answer Questions

1. Over time, the ______ myths have evolved to incorporate symbols and meanings more relevant to those who hear them.

2. Myths have a direct relationship with the __________ experience of humanity.

3. The Hero has two problems when he returns. One problem is that he needs to present what he has learned to those who ___________ his message.

4. The place of the Hero's ____....is the mid-point or navel of the world.

5. Since _____ can be dangerous, Campbell suggests this is why it is marked by detailed, mythically grounded prayer.

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