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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Inward Journey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the birth of an individual become transformed into in myths and legends?
(a) Creation of mankind
(b) Birth of God
(c) Renewal and spiritual healing
(d) Life and death

2. What is the end of the inward journey?
(a) God is not inside us, but rather an outsider.
(b) God is in each of us.
(c) God can look inside of us to see our ideals.
(d) To find God in the subconscious is part of all religions.

3. Whose myths fascinated Campbell as he was growing up?
(a) Japanese
(b) American Indians
(c) Chinese
(d) Aztec

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

5. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?
(a) Polygamy
(b) Monogamous marriage
(c) Ritual marriage
(d) Social marriages

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following cannot be divorced from a specific culture and environment from the time it occurs?

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

3. What is the focus of Chapter 2?

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

5. How many creatures does Aristophanes tell were created at the beginning of time?

(see the answer key)

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