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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. Campbell suggests that humanity has become too ___________ and too individualistic to have room for that which transcends that physical world.

2. About Mary: "....her womb, remaining fallow as the primordial abyss, summons to itself...the original power that fertilized the _______."

3. The process through which humanity emerges and returns to that from which it emerged is called the ______ cycle.

4. At what age was the destiny of the Celtic warrior hero manifested?

5. Dreams have a direct relationship with the individual experience of the ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the end of the life in the universe portrayed as in this section?

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

4. Over time, what has happened to core myths, according to Campbell?

5. What does Campbell suggest every individual member of the human race has a responsibility to do?

6. What occurs in "The Master of the Two Worlds"?

7. Summarize "The Universal Round."

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

9. What does Campbell say happens when the poetry of myth is interpreted as biography, history, or science?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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