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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 is the best definition of a myth?
(a) Body of stories and legends
(b) Society's unspoken rules
(c) Cultural norms
(d) Written history of mankind

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

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

4. Campbell indicates the Bible describes the evolution of _______________.
(a) How God has changed over time
(b) The Judeo-Christian concept of God
(c) the historical account of events
(d) The story of the life of Jesus

5. How have myths helped Campbell view his body?
(a) As a vehicle of consciousness
(b) Understanding about life and death
(c) As an invisible plane
(d) The reality of life and death

Short Answer Questions

1. Campbell tells Moyers that myths have helped him deal with _____________________________.

2. Campbell say that dreams are a manifestation of ____________________.

3. When do dreams become a part of society's myths?

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

5. What can be said to reappear over and over throughout various mythologies?

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