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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, Masks of Eternity.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two symbols are combined in a powerful union through the Goddess Nut?
(a) Mother earth and the goddess
(b) Heavenly body and mother earth
(c) Sunrise and sunset
(d) Moon and sun

3. Who has never uttered a word of recrimination or complaint toward their persecutors in the Chinese government?
(a) Moses
(b) Buddhist monks
(c) Jesus Christ
(d) Dalai Lama

4. Which of the following can be said that occurs in the stories of Jesus Christ, Buddha and Moses?
(a) No commonalities
(b) Common elements
(c) Exact same story, different geographical areas
(d) Similar features

5. What does the birth of an individual become transformed into in myths and legends?
(a) Life and death
(b) Renewal and spiritual healing
(c) Birth of God
(d) Creation of mankind

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the end of the inward journey?

2. What changed about God in the Judeo-Christian group of cultures from preceding societies?

3. From what does Campbell indicate society must protect itself?

4. What types of media did the first storytellers use to create art?

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

(see the answer key)

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