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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 is the princess initially playing with in the fairy tale?
(a) A frog
(b) A golden hoop
(c) Nothing.
(d) A golden ball

2. What is a narrative form anchored in the pain and fear of that ultimate truth of death?
(a) Joy
(b) Happiness
(c) Frustration
(d) Tragedy

3. Who is the author of the quote at the beginning of this section?
(a) Jonathan Edwards
(b) Constance Gertrude
(c) Isaiah Berlin
(d) Jon Rutheford

4. The first section of this chapter is "The Crossing of the _________ Threshold."
(a) First
(b) Most Important
(c) Meaningless
(d) Only

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many types of journeys are available when the Hero decides to return?

2. Heroes in what tend to bring enlightenment to the community?

3. What Oriental philosophy corresponds with the idea of duality?

4. By what are the Hero's first steps into the new world blocked?

5. Swallowing is a kind of death of the overwhelming sense of _______ or self that must be sacrificed if true enlightenment is to be achieved.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Campbell describe the world navel?

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

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

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

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

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

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