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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Sacrifice and Bliss.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many signs of the zodiac are incorporated into Assyrian temples?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 5

2. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?
(a) Ultimate goal
(b) Ultimate explanation
(c) Ultimate mystery
(d) Beyond nature

3. Which of the following is not one of the more sophisticated concepts of God?
(a) Giver of life
(b) Ultimate Lord of the Universe
(c) Creator of the World
(d) Supreme Being

4. What does Campbell say that architecture forms in Western Society?
(a) Architecture's importance to religion
(b) Symbols of representing spiritual principles
(c) Tangible records of history and transformation
(d) Surprising use of places of worship in a society

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In medieval times, what does Campbell indicate the clergy did to ordinary people?

2. What is the best definition of a myth?

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

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

5. What do the symbols used in Assyrian temples become in the New Testament?

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