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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 is the name of Campbell's previously published book?
(a) Masks of Eternity
(b) The Hero with a Thousand Faces
(c) The Hero's Adventure
(d) Tales of Love and Marriage

2. The person who leaves the existing world is embarking on a _____________.
(a) dream quest
(b) journey
(c) legend
(d) spiritual wakening

3. To what does Campbell compare a cathedral?
(a) Soul
(b) Infant
(c) Womb
(d) Animal

4. According to Campbell, what is the function of a mythology?
(a) To educate the young and give them a means to cope with life
(b) To provide a similar base for all parties upon which to live
(c) To record history
(d) To punish those that deviate from society's norms

5. When the Jews were in Babylon their God was ____________.
(a) The same as the present day god
(b) A local tribal god
(c) The savior
(d) Unknown

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Black Elk see in his vision?

2. In the hunting and gathering society, mythology consisted of appeasing the animal gods. In the farming society it consisted of what?

3. What conclusion do Campbell and Moyers reach about mythology in current society?

4. What comes from the release of fears and sorrows of the world?

5. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term contradictory?

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