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

2. What does the Hero have to conquer in order to gain knowledge?
(a) Evil
(b) His family
(c) Dragons
(d) His faith

3. What is ultimately glorious in life and in celebrations of love and beauty?
(a) Dedication
(b) Time
(c) Peace
(d) Journey

4. What does Campbell say the archetypal image of God might be?
(a) The ogre father
(b) The dark mystery
(c) The teacher
(d) The frog prince

5. Who saw the Goddess Artemis nude and was unrepentant?
(a) Actaeon
(b) Acctron
(c) Eremis
(d) Totalis

Short Answer Questions

1. Which hero was swallowed by a giant monster?

2. Whose temptation and transcendence does Campbell discuss in this section?

3. What does the Hero have to do when he returns from his journey?

4. What is this transcendent source worthy of, according to Campbell?

5. Who is the person associated with journeying to find the Golden Fleece?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main idea of "The Woman as the Temptress"?

2. Summarize "The Atonement with the Father."

3. What does Campbell offer as the ultimate example of unification with the source of all things in order to become like the Father?

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

5. Describe the idea of "The Crossing of the First Threshold."

6. Describe the idea of "Refusal of the Call."

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

8. What example does Campbell use to show the fact that dreams of contemporary individuals seem to play out stories from classical myths?

9. What are archetypes?

10. List three examples that Campbell uses to show the Hero's journey.

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