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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 example of the literal/physical ascent into Heaven?

2. When a civilization begins to reinterpret its mythology...the ________ goes out of it.

3. "The aim is not to _______, but to realize that one is, that essence."

4. Before emergence, spirit was all _______.

5. The Hero is free to live because he has lived true _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize "Within Space - Life."

2. What occurs in "Freedom to Live"?

3. What does Campbell do in "The Keys"?

4. Summarize "The Crossing of the Return Threshold."

5. Describe the content of "Childhood of the Human Hero."

6. What is the "universal round"?

7. Why can't myths be compared directly to dreams?

8. What does the "Shape-shifter" point out?

9. What are some of the symbols Campbell points out in the Christian sacrament of baptism?

10. Summarize "The Virgin Birth - Mother Universe."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Campbell also speaks to the relationship between myth and dreams.

Part 1: Define the idea of a dream as it is described in this book.

Part 2: Compare and contrast the ideas of a dream and a myth.

Part 3: How are dreams and myths interconnected, according to Campbell?

Essay Topic 2

The Hero seems to always be on a journey to vanquish evil in the world.

Part 1: Define the idea of evil as it relates to the journey of the Hero.

Part 2: What happens when evil is overcome?

Part 3: Does this seem to mean that evil is necessary so that Heroes might go on journeys? What do you think?

Essay Topic 3

The reluctance of the Hero is something all of us can understand.

Part 1: Describe the idea of the Hero's reluctance to be a hero.

Part 2: What is the significance of this reluctance?

Part 3: Describe at least 2 examples of stories in which the Hero is reluctant.

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