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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. 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

2. To what figure from Germanic and Celtic myths did Campbell expose his students?
(a) Father figures
(b) Clown figures
(c) Archetypical figures
(d) Mother figures

3. In the Pawnee legend, how does Tirawa tell man he will show himself?
(a) Through the hunters
(b) Through animals and heavenly bodies
(c) Through the stars and planets
(d) Through animals interactions with humans

4. How many signs of the zodiac are incorporated into Assyrian temples?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2

5. Buddhist teachings indicate that though there is suffering in life, people should do what?
(a) Confront and endure pain and sorrow
(b) Celebrate pain and sorrow
(c) Avoid all pain and sorrow
(d) Ignore pain and sorrow

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Moses meet on the summit of a mountain?

2. What caused the concept of God to become more of a world savior by the Jews?

3. What complaint do Campbell and Moyers repeat in Chapter 5?

4. What did the troubadours become known as?

5. What is the earth considered throughout myths of the farming era?

(see the answer key)

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