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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. The end of the life of the _______ is portrayed as a return to the state in which life and consciousness came into being.

2. What is the purpose of baptism, at least on its surface?

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

4. Death is the opportunity for ______ with the Unmoved Mover.

5. The Hero is often endowed with the ability to pass back and forth between ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize "Out of the Void - Space."

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

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

4. What is the "universal round"?

5. What occurs in "Freedom to Live"?

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

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

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

9. Summarize "Within Space - Life."

10. Summarize "The Matrix of Destiny."

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 journey of the hero is the way Campbell shows the reader how myths can be linked to each other in their content and structure.

Part 1: Name and describe the first stage of the Hero's journey.

Part 2: What is the significance of this stage?

Part 3: What are some examples of myths that describe this starting point?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the woman as the temptress doesn't always satisfy those who consider themselves to be feminists.

Part 1: Define what Campbell means by the "woman as the temptress."

Part 2: Is this idea disrespectful of women? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why is this section included as a part of the Hero's Journey?

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