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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. Whose legends are in direct contrast to the idea that man is superior to animals?
(a) Bushmen of Africa
(b) Blackfoot Buffalo
(c) Plains Indians
(d) Pawnee legend

2. Which of the following is a true statement about recurring themes in mythology?
(a) They represent the norms of specific generations.
(b) They allow for cultural norms to be explored by generations living them.
(c) They portray universal and eternal truths about mankind.
(d) They provide truths only about specific cultures and societies.

3. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?
(a) The origin of maize from the Algonquin Indians
(b) The Motif of a male inseminating mother earth
(c) The Polynesian legend of the origin of the coconut tree
(d) The Lamb of God who washes away the sins of the world

4. The monster who devours himself until only his face is left becomes a symbol of the ____________.
(a) Face of God
(b) Face of Heaven
(c) Face of saviors
(d) Face of Glory

5. Which of the following cultures is an example of a culture which sanctifies its own land?
(a) Navaho
(b) European
(c) Indian
(d) Christian

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?

2. Who wrote "The Myth of the Birth of the Hero?"

3. What does Jesus do when he returns from the desert?

4. How have myths helped Campbell view his body?

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

(see the answer key)

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