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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. In the Buddhist and Upanishad traditions, God assumes what gender?
(a) Female
(b) Male
(c) None
(d) Neither female or male, but is both

2. How many creatures does Aristophanes tell were created at the beginning of time?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

3. Which of the following is not one of the universal themes identified by Campbell?
(a) Identification of God
(b) Reincarnation
(c) Birth
(d) Death

4. With what do the invaders replace the temple to the Sun?
(a) Temple to the Moon
(b) Nothing, they left the temples intact
(c) Catholic Cathedral
(d) Statue of Christ

5. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this text?
(a) Ideas about changing ancient myths
(b) History of the human race
(c) Universality and evolution of myths through history
(d) Doctoral thesis

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?

3. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?

4. From where did the clergy during medieval times indicate their authority was derived?

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

(see the answer key)

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