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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. How can a myth or ritual be preserved to the changing environment or social conditions of the culture?
(a) Oral traditions
(b) Religious ceremonies
(c) Adapting
(d) Written dialogue

2. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?
(a) To mark people by their social standing
(b) To invoke reverence
(c) To mark special events in private lives
(d) To provide stability to our culture

3. How have myths helped Campbell view his body?
(a) As an invisible plane
(b) As a vehicle of consciousness
(c) The reality of life and death
(d) Understanding about life and death

4. How does Campbell indicate that role models for society are created?
(a) Heroes overcoming challenges
(b) The writings from the Gods
(c) Surviving the evildoers
(d) Following the rules of the heros

5. Who wrote "The Myth of the Birth of the Hero?"
(a) Otto Rank
(b) Dalai Lama
(c) Tibetan Buddhist monks
(d) Campbell

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the symbols used in Assyrian temples become in the New Testament?

2. Why do Campbell and Moyers say people visit the Holy Land?

3. To what does Campbell compare a cathedral?

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

5. The subject of Chapter 5 is in which of the following forms?

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