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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Tales of Love and Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The subject of Chapter 5 is in which of the following forms?
(a) Myth
(b) Dream
(c) Suprise
(d) Superhero

2. Where can the myths and legends of the hunters and gatherers be found?
(a) Songs and stories
(b) Through written stories
(c) In the Bible
(d) Cave paintings and rock art

3. The monster who devours himself until only his face is left becomes a symbol of the ____________.
(a) Face of Heaven
(b) Face of Glory
(c) Face of saviors
(d) Face of God

4. Who were the first storytellers?
(a) Farmers
(b) Hunter-gatherers
(c) Hunters
(d) Gatherers

5. In the hunting and gathering society, mythology consisted of appeasing the animal gods. In the farming society it consisted of what?
(a) Appeasing weather gods
(b) Success of harvest
(c) Appeasing the plant gods
(d) Understanding the natural world around them

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?

2. Of what kind of myths and legends does Campbell provide specific examples?

3. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?

4. What conclusion do Campbell and Moyers reach about mythology in current society?

5. What is the bo tree known as?

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