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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first effect of the cosmogonic emanations of universal power?
(a) Quiet
(b) Vibrating noises
(c) Framing of the world stage of space
(d) Energy buildup

3. The _______ exists in the conscious; the conscious opens itself to the sub-conscious.
(a) Meaning
(b) Sub-conscious
(c) Way
(d) Truth

4. The world ________ is also _______.
(a) Beneath, above
(b) Without, within
(c) Around, above
(d) Above, below

5. Who vanquished the dragon?
(a) Reginald Theberry
(b) Contance Emeritus
(c) Jonas St. Thomas
(d) Christan St. Martha

6. What is one way, Campbell suggests, humans can use to separate themselves from their outer layers and connect with spirit?
(a) Meditation
(b) Fasting
(c) Hallucinogens
(d) Prayer

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

8. What is the purpose of baptism, at least on its surface?
(a) Wash away original sin
(b) Bring person into the church
(c) Help the church recognize that person
(d) Create a fresh start

9. Campbell believes that Christianity has turned the stories of the Bible from symbolic meanings to shallow _______.
(a) Literalism
(b) Fundamentalism
(c) Modernism
(d) Creationism

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

11. The end of the life of the _______ is portrayed as a return to the state in which life and consciousness came into being.
(a) Universe
(b) Mother
(c) God
(d) Goddess

12. What does this section "The Keys" summarize?
(a) Christianity's flaws
(b) The downfall of religions
(c) Campbell's faith
(d) The Hero's Journey

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

14. 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.
(a) Don't want to hear
(b) Don't understand
(c) Don't believe
(d) Don't care about

15. Since _____ can be dangerous, Campbell suggests this is why it is marked by detailed, mythically grounded prayer.
(a) Death
(b) Birth
(c) Life
(d) Faith

Short Answer Questions

1. When myths are reinterpreted from older times to modern times, the link between the perspectives is ___________.

2. What kind of element is the fire of the ritual in #125?

3. In reference to the Hero, Campbell writes, "...the Law lives in him with his unreserved __________."

4. Where are the Maori from?

5. When does the human being in question become at one with the source of human energy during this pattern of #140?

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