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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, The First StoryTellers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chapter 3 differ from the other chapters in this text?
(a) There are no references to Moyers.
(b) There is little mention of eastern religions.
(c) There are little references to Campbell's own personal experiences.
(d) There is little mention of mythology.

2. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.
(a) actual objects
(b) life and death situations
(c) unexplained events
(d) seasons

3. What part of myths are an unchanging part of mankind's experience?
(a) Myths about burial rituals
(b) Myths about birth
(c) Myths about death and dying
(d) Myths about human development

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

5. What do Campbell and Moyers claim has led to a lack of awareness of mythological foundations of western society's heritage?
(a) Exclusion of classical studies
(b) Modernization
(c) Social pageantry
(d) Technology

Short Answer Questions

1. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?

2. Which of the following is not part of the notion of appeasement for taking the life of a wild creature according to Campbell?

3. How were myths and legends handed down before the invention of writing?

4. Which of the following religions is the only one to portray the serpent as seducer?

5. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?

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