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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, The Hero's Adventure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Campbell state about sacred places?
(a) There are only a few still in existence.
(b) People visit them enough.
(c) They do not exist.
(d) The current society does not value them.

2. Campbell say that dreams are a manifestation of ____________________.
(a) mythic images seen throughout society
(b) subconscious mythic images
(c) subconscious desires
(d) unwanted desires which cannot be suppressed

3. Who were the first storytellers?
(a) Hunters
(b) Farmers
(c) Hunter-gatherers
(d) Gatherers

4. Meditation of the yogis in the Himalayas leads each individual to _______________________.
(a) find God within himself/herself
(b) suspend thoughts and stress
(c) provide time to reflect on life
(d) identify themselves with Shiva

5. What is the best definition of a myth?
(a) Cultural norms
(b) Body of stories and legends
(c) Society's unspoken rules
(d) Written history of mankind

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a Greek legend from which Campbell quotes?

2. Buddhist teachings indicate that though there is suffering in life, people should do what?

3. When did Mexico City have great temples and considered a sacred city?

4. Where can the myths and legends of the hunters and gatherers be found?

5. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?

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