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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. Campbell say that dreams are a manifestation of ____________________.
(a) unwanted desires which cannot be suppressed
(b) subconscious desires
(c) subconscious mythic images
(d) mythic images seen throughout society

2. On what topic does Campbell open the discussion in Chapter 3?
(a) Birth
(b) Hunters-gatherers
(c) Religion
(d) Human development

3. What is the focus of Chapter 2?
(a) Origin of myths and mythic images
(b) Birth's role in mythology
(c) Marriage
(d) Interaction of individuals

4. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?
(a) Artists and shamans
(b) People and animals
(c) Religious followers and their God
(d) God and followers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which general religion is Campbell?

2. What changed about God in the Judeo-Christian group of cultures from preceding societies?

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

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

5. The accounts of legends in Africa all highlight the basic relationship between _________________.

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