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

2. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.
(a) actual objects
(b) seasons
(c) unexplained events
(d) life and death situations

3. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.
(a) how traditions were shared throughout time
(b) the role of shamans in recording myths
(c) the role of the artist in recording myths
(d) how traditions and ideas are shared across cultures

4. According to Campbell, what is the function of a mythology?
(a) To provide a similar base for all parties upon which to live
(b) To educate the young and give them a means to cope with life
(c) To record history
(d) To punish those that deviate from society's norms

5. How is the snake (from the creation story) regarded in India?
(a) Seducer
(b) Sacred animal
(c) Benevolently
(d) Serpent King

Short Answer Questions

1. How were myths and legends handed down before the invention of writing?

2. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?

3. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?

4. Whose myths fascinated Campbell as he was growing up?

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

(see the answer key)

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