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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ultimate boon for the Hero?

2. Who was turned into a flower for refusing the advances of Apollo?

3. Who is the main archetypal character that Campbell reveals as being at the center of myths and stories?

4. The Hero may or may not be aided by a __________ or other individuals along the way.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are archetypes?

9. How does Campbell describe the world navel?

10. Describe the story Campbell uses to show the reader the beginning of the Hero's journey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The threshold is the step that a Hero must take in order to truly begin his/her journey.

Part 1: Define the idea of a threshold in the Hero's Journey.

Part 2: Why is it imperative that the Hero pass the first threshold?

Part 3: Cite at least 2 examples of thresholds that heroes have crossed.

Essay Topic 2

The idea that the Hero needing to be rescued from his journey is a surprising one to some readers.

Part 1: Describe the idea of the "Rescue from Without."

Part 2: Why is this section a necessary part of the description of the Hero's Journey?

Part 3: In showing that even heroes need to be rescued, what does this seem to say about the idea of a Hero?

Essay Topic 3

The encouragement of the Hero by someone older and wiser seems to be a necessary part of the Hero's journey as well.

Part 1: Describe the step of the Hero's Journey in which the wise old man or woman comes to help.

Part 2: Why is it necessary for the Hero to have this help?

Part 3: Give at least 2 examples of wise old people that have helped heroes along the way of their journey.

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