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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 Indian God is used to describe the idea of killing and eating other living beings?
(a) Kirtimukah
(b) Vishmnu
(c) Shiva
(d) The destroyer

2. 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

3. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?
(a) Disappointment
(b) Marriage
(c) Love
(d) No acceptance by society

4. Which of the following is a true statement about recurring themes in mythology?
(a) They allow for cultural norms to be explored by generations living them.
(b) They portray universal and eternal truths about mankind.
(c) They provide truths only about specific cultures and societies.
(d) They represent the norms of specific generations.

5. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?
(a) Job status
(b) Birth
(c) Death
(d) Marriage

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all of the hunting rituals have in common?

2. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term contradictory?

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

4. Which of the following is not one of the more sophisticated concepts of God?

5. What is the Eucharist believed to be in the Christian religion?

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