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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 NOT a symbol of this central item, as referenced in #25 and #26?
(a) Fountain
(b) Whale
(c) Tree
(d) Mountain

2. By what are the Hero's first steps into the new world blocked?
(a) Spiritual doubt
(b) Obstacles
(c) A wall
(d) A Guardian

3. In spite of humanity's fondness for happy endings, [life] has only one ending - what is it?
(a) Peace
(b) Death
(c) Nothingness
(d) Sadness

4. Who was trapped psychologically in fearful reaction to the world around him?
(a) Apollo
(b) Minos
(c) Zeus
(d) Nike

5. The perilous journey [of the hero] was a labor not of attainment, but of ___________."
(a) Remembering
(b) Stealing
(c) Re-attainment
(d) Fighting

Short Answer Questions

1. What flows from this central area, as Campbell describes?

2. What is a celebration and manifestation of the joyous truth that exists alongside the pain of life?

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

4. Which god drove people mad if they gave him any trouble?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Hero have to go through many trials?

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

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

4. What is the main content of the section, "The Hero and the God"?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the duality as Campbell sees it in Christianity?

10. What are archetypes?

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