View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, The Gift of the Goddess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Campbell indicate is identified as the natural choice for supreme being?
(a) There is no clear choice
(b) Father
(c) Mother
(d) Savior

2. Which type of societies and cultures identified with the Goddess?
(a) Those in the mountains
(b) Those in the river valleys
(c) Those with the most power and knowledge
(d) Those near the ocean

3. An indication of how Western culture might have evolved had Hebrew mythology not survived can be seen in ___________________________.
(a) religions of Africa
(b) religions of South America
(c) religions of India
(d) Asian religions

4. Under what condition is death discussed by Campbell?
(a) The condition of God's role in death
(b) The condition of life after death
(c) The condition of birth and death being the cycle of life
(d) The condition of mankind's understanding of death

5. Which of the following was not a major river which played an important part in the development of societies and cultures?
(a) Indus
(b) Nile
(c) Ganges
(d) Amazon

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

2. With what is the Goddess identified?

3. With what do the invaders replace the temple to the Sun?

4. What do Campbell and Moyers claim has led to a lack of awareness of mythological foundations of western society's heritage?

5. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample