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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Hero encounter if he does not do the bidding of the God or Goddess?
(a) More obstacles
(b) Reward
(c) Respect
(d) Mythical creatures

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

3. What does Campbell say all cities build in order to represent the idea of this central area?
(a) A library
(b) A religious temple
(c) A pit
(d) A pyre

4. What does the Hero have to do when he returns from his journey?
(a) He doesn't return
(b) Pray
(c) Share his experience
(d) Nothing

5. Whose serenity, peace and transcendence does Campbell seem to say is ideal?
(a) Mary
(b) Boddhissatva
(c) Buddha
(d) Christ

Short Answer Questions

1. The division between the God of the Old Testament and the God in the New Testament further brings up the idea of __________.

2. Whose attempt to rescue his sister from the underworld failed, causing him to be pursued by demons?

3. The first section of this chapter is "The Crossing of the _________ Threshold."

4. Who is the half human/half bull child of an enchanted queen?

5. What is the princess initially playing with in the fairy tale?

Short Essay Questions

1. By what are the Hero's first steps blocked?

2. Why is the atonement such an important stage for the Hero's Journey?

3. What happens in "The Refusal of the Return"?

4. What are some of the psychological weapons a Hero might use to get back the obstacle that lies in his path at the start?

5. Describe the content of "The Monomyth" - what does this section talk about and what does the reader learn?

6. What does Campbell suggest is the ultimate point of the Hero's journey?

7. What are the "inexhaustible energies" to which Campbell refers?

8. What happens when the Hero is a young woman? How does "The Meeting with the Goddess" take place?

9. How did cities note the presence of a world navel in their construction and layout?

10. What occurs as a result of the encounter with the Father?

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