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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Tales of Love and Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Western society studied the mythology of which of the following other cultures as part of its heritage?
(a) Greek and Roman
(b) Indian
(c) Greek
(d) Roman

2. In the hunting and gathering society, mythology consisted of appeasing the animal gods. In the farming society it consisted of what?
(a) Understanding the natural world around them
(b) Appeasing weather gods
(c) Success of harvest
(d) Appeasing the plant gods

3. Which specific cathedral does Campbell indicate he has visited numerous times?
(a) Cologne
(b) Canterbury
(c) Chartres
(d) Milan

4. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?
(a) Unheard of
(b) Sacrilege
(c) Profane
(d) A lie

5. In which of the following rituals is land orientation important to the Sioux?
(a) Planting
(b) Church building
(c) Wedding ceremony
(d) Pipe smoking ceremony

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following historical developments does Campbell trace in Chapter 6?

2. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?

3. Which of the following is the best definition for the term "sanctify" as used in the following sentence: "They sanctify their own local landscape."

4. Which of the following is a true statement about recurring themes in mythology?

5. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?

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