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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. It is indeed the Hero's responsibility to accept that part of himself and to become the _________.
(a) Mother
(b) Father
(c) Mystery
(d) Warrior

2. Who agrees to come to the rescue of the princess?
(a) A witch
(b) A prince
(c) A frog
(d) A wolf

3. Who has surpassing beauty or surpassing ugliness?
(a) The Guardian
(b) The Goddess
(c) The Hero
(d) The Aid

4. What is the source of these inexhaustible energies?
(a) Sub-conscious
(b) The Goddess
(c) Earth
(d) The God

5. Who was in love with Jason and thus helped him in his quest?
(a) Trinia
(b) Hera
(c) Medea
(d) Methusa

Short Answer Questions

1. If a Hero is a young woman, the young woman's love and transcendent ____ brings about transformation.

2. _________ thus asserts that all reality emerges from a transcendent, universal, sub-conscious and ultimately unknowable truth.

3. In spite of humanity's fondness for happy endings, [life] has only one ending - what is it?

4. What is the goal of the Hero's journey?

5. Who is the figure that returns with the Ten Commandments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main idea in "Apotheosis"?

2. List at least two examples of how the world navel has been portrayed in myths, according to Campbell.

3. What is the main concept behind the section "The World Navel"?

4. Describe the Hero as Campbell sees this character.

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

6. Describe what happens in "The Meeting with the Goddess."

7. Describe the idea of "The Call to Adventure."

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

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

10. Describe the content of "The Belly of the Whale."

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