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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. What changed about God in the Judeo-Christian group of cultures from preceding societies?
(a) Gender from female to male
(b) Gender from male to female
(c) From a passive to a vengeful god
(d) Role

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

3. How does Chapter 3 differ from the other chapters in this text?
(a) There is little mention of mythology.
(b) There are no references to Moyers.
(c) There are little references to Campbell's own personal experiences.
(d) There is little mention of eastern religions.

4. How many universal themes does Campbell identify?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 5

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Pawnee legend, how does Tirawa tell man he will show himself?

2. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this text?

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

4. What is the stage in marriage where a mythological image embodies the sacrifice of the visible for a transcendent good?

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

(see the answer key)

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