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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. The man-hero must break the tyrant's control and relate his spiritual ________.

3. What is the experience of the outer world in relation to the psychological interpretation of the answer to #140?

4. What does this section "The Keys" summarize?

5. Who journeyed to the land of timelessness, learned much and came back on the back of a mystical horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Campbell stress about the idea of symbols?

3. What occurs in "Freedom to Live"?

4. Summarize "Within Space - Life."

5. Campbell goes into detail about the relationship between what two things?

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

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

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

9. What is death portrayed as, according to Campbell?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take one myth you recall from the book or from your childhood to answer the following questions.

Part 1: Describe the story or myth you have chosen.

Part 2: Describe how the Hero goes on the journey.

Part 3: What is the importance of this myth for those who read it?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of an innermost cave creates the first victory for the Hero in their journey.

Part 1: Describe the idea of the innermost cave.

Part 2: What is the importance of the innermost cave for the Hero's journey.

Part 3: Cite at least two examples of innermost caves that a Hero has encountered in myth or in stories.

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the atonement of the father is the one section that seems to confuse readers.

Part 1: How does Campbell describe the idea of "atonement with the father"?

Part 2: How do you define this idea as it relates to your life? Why do you choose the definition you do?

Part 3: Why do you think Campbell chose the idea of the "father" as opposed to the mother?

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