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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which ritual from Christianity does Campbell focus his efforts?
(a) Eucharist
(b) Reconciliation
(c) Confirmation
(d) Baptism

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

3. At what age was the destiny of the Celtic warrior hero manifested?
(a) 4 years old
(b) 18 years old
(c) 5 years old
(d) 1 year old

4. Death is the opportunity for ______ with the Unmoved Mover.
(a) Peace
(b) Living
(c) Re-union
(d) Resting

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

6. The Hero is often endowed with the ability to pass back and forth between ______________.
(a) The two worlds
(b) Truth and disbelief
(c) Spirit and non-spirit
(d) Right and wrong

7. What is the example of the literal/physical ascent into Heaven?
(a) Christ's transfiguration
(b) Christ's prayer
(c) Christ's death
(d) Christ's crucifixion

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

9. Where are the Maori from?
(a) Australia
(b) New Guinea
(c) Hawaii
(d) New Zealand

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

11. The spouse of the mother universe is the ____________.
(a) The writer of stories
(b) The seeker of myths
(c) Hero
(d) Invisible unknown.

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

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

14. Over time, the ______ myths have evolved to incorporate symbols and meanings more relevant to those who hear them.
(a) Core
(b) Popular
(c) Worthwhile
(d) Relevant

15. Campbell notes that many cultures have an explanation for the process of life/noise emerging from ________.
(a) Birth
(b) Death
(c) Nothingness/silence
(d) Ego/superego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first effect of the cosmogonic emanations of universal power?

2. What does this section "The Keys" summarize?

3. Separation of ___________ is a universal symbol for the separation from the spirit.

4. What does Campbell say this ritual in #125 really is a ritual of?

5. "The freedom won from the malice of the monster....is symbolized as a _________."

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