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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. What does Campbell call the cave paintings?
(a) Landscapes of the soul
(b) Awakenings
(c) Cultural transitions
(d) Spiritual Life

2. A myth embraces both of the following: ______________________.
(a) perception and perseverance
(b) an individual's internal image and those of society manifested in external forms
(c) an individual's internal image and society rules
(d) external imaging and society rules

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

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

5. What do all of the hunting rituals have in common?
(a) Elements of cooperation between hunter and prey
(b) Changing environment or social conditions
(c) Sustainable source of food
(d) The notion of appeasement for taking the life of a wild creature

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Jews were in Babylon their God was ____________.

2. To what does Campbell compare a cathedral?

3. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.

4. How does Chapter 3 differ from the other chapters in this text?

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

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