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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, The Gift of the Goddess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Campbell indicates that it is possible for contradictory versions of a myth can exist in the _______ culture.
(a) same
(b) alternate
(c) differing
(d) opposing

2. What influence does Campbell indicate leads to the reemergence of the female figure in the Christian religion?
(a) Romans
(b) Roman Catholic church
(c) Greek
(d) Hebrew people

3. What is the dominant theme of the Mediterranean region's religious history?
(a) Goddess
(b) Gods
(c) Equality
(d) Fertility ritual figures

4. What region has symbols of the bull and boar representing male power?
(a) European
(b) Asian
(c) African
(d) Mediterranean

5. When, approximately, did the suppression of the Goddess religions come about?
(a) Fourth Millennium BC
(b) Seventh Millennium BC
(c) Third Millenium BC
(d) Fifth Millennium BC

Short Answer Questions

1. Which specific cathedral does Campbell indicate he has visited numerous times?

2. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?

3. Which of the following is another name for Mexico City?

4. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?

5. What Indian God is used to describe the idea of killing and eating other living beings?

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