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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. When, approximately, did the suppression of the Goddess religions come about?
(a) Fourth Millennium BC
(b) Seventh Millennium BC
(c) Fifth Millennium BC
(d) Third Millenium BC

2. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?
(a) Low lands
(b) On plateaus or plains
(c) Near rivers or streams
(d) High places such as mountains

3. In what year was the Albigensian Crusade begun?
(a) 1115
(b) 1209
(c) 1310
(d) 1200

4. What is the bo tree known as?
(a) Tree of new religion
(b) Tree of wisdom
(c) Tree of immortal knowledge
(d) Tree of life

5. What part of myths are an unchanging part of mankind's experience?
(a) Myths about birth
(b) Myths about burial rituals
(c) Myths about human development
(d) Myths about death and dying

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Campbell say that he finds is an ideal place for meditation?

2. How many signs of the zodiac are incorporated into Assyrian temples?

3. According to Campbell, what is the function of a mythology?

4. What influence does Campbell indicate leads to the reemergence of the female figure in the Christian religion?

5. In which culture does the deity include both male and female entities?

(see the answer key)

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