1. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?
(a) Near rivers or streams
(b) Low lands
(c) High places such as mountains
(d) On plateaus or plains

2. What does Campbell indicate will emerge to replace the old traditional mythologies?
(a) Global mythology
(b) Goddess mythology
(c) Stable mythology
(d) Galactic mythology

3. In which of the following rituals is land orientation important to the Sioux?
(a) Pipe smoking ceremony
(b) Church building
(c) Wedding ceremony
(d) Planting

4. What changed about God in the Judeo-Christian group of cultures from preceding societies?
(a) Gender from female to male
(b) Gender from male to female
(c) Role
(d) From a passive to a vengeful god

5. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?
(a) Personified powers
(b) Supernatural powers
(c) Spiritual powers
(d) Healing powers

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition for the term "sanctify" as used in the following sentence: "They sanctify their own local landscape."

2. What is the earth considered throughout myths of the farming era?

3. Which of the following is not one of the more sophisticated concepts of God?

4. Modern churches are built like what according to Campbell?

5. Which of the following was not a major river which played an important part in the development of societies and cultures?

(see the answer key)

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