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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. Which of the following is the best definition for the term "sanctify" as used in the following sentence: "They sanctify their own local landscape."
(a) Destroy
(b) Bless
(c) Defile
(d) Desecrate

2. What changed about God in the Judeo-Christian group of cultures from preceding societies?
(a) Gender from female to male
(b) From a passive to a vengeful god
(c) Role
(d) Gender from male to female

3. When do dreams become a part of society's myths?
(a) When there are specific actions or symbols in the dreams
(b) When people share the dreams and metaphors from the dreams
(c) When dreams are interpreted by psychologists
(d) When they act out a known society's myth

4. In the Buddhist and Upanishad traditions, God assumes what gender?
(a) Neither female or male, but is both
(b) Female
(c) None
(d) Male

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following rituals is land orientation important to the Sioux?

2. What is an important component in the development of mythology?

3. From what does Campbell indicate society must protect itself?

4. Of what kind of myths and legends does Campbell provide specific examples?

5. What does Moses bring back from the summit of the mountain?

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