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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best definition of a myth?
(a) Cultural norms
(b) Society's unspoken rules
(c) Body of stories and legends
(d) Written history of mankind

2. Campbell indicates the Bible describes the evolution of _______________.
(a) the historical account of events
(b) How God has changed over time
(c) The story of the life of Jesus
(d) The Judeo-Christian concept of God

3. What do the symbols used in Assyrian temples become in the New Testament?
(a) Priests
(b) Evangelists
(c) Patrons
(d) Saints

4. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?
(a) Ritual marriage
(b) Social marriages
(c) Polygamy
(d) Monogamous marriage

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

6. Which of the following is not one of the universal themes identified by Campbell?
(a) Identification of God
(b) Death
(c) Reincarnation
(d) Birth

7. Campbell tells Moyers that myths have helped him deal with _____________________________.
(a) the death of his relatives
(b) explaining the importance of myths to others
(c) acceptance of a life after death
(d) feelings he experiences as he moves into his own last years

8. How can a myth or ritual be preserved to the changing environment or social conditions of the culture?
(a) Written dialogue
(b) Oral traditions
(c) Religious ceremonies
(d) Adapting

9. What types of media did the first storytellers use to create art?
(a) Wood
(b) Tools
(c) Rock
(d) Hair

10. What do all of the hunting rituals have in common?
(a) Sustainable source of food
(b) Elements of cooperation between hunter and prey
(c) The notion of appeasement for taking the life of a wild creature
(d) Changing environment or social conditions

11. A myth embraces both of the following: ______________________.
(a) an individual's internal image and society rules
(b) an individual's internal image and those of society manifested in external forms
(c) external imaging and society rules
(d) perception and perseverance

12. What can be said to reappear over and over throughout various mythologies?
(a) Characters
(b) Themes
(c) Rituals
(d) Language

13. 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 mankind's understanding of death
(d) The condition of birth and death being the cycle of life

14. How does Chapter 3 differ from the other chapters in this text?
(a) There are little references to Campbell's own personal experiences.
(b) There is little mention of eastern religions.
(c) There are no references to Moyers.
(d) There is little mention of mythology.

15. Which of the following plays a role in the evolution of a specific mythology?
(a) Language
(b) Point of view
(c) Who recorded it
(d) Geographic context

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Campbell compare a cathedral?

2. Why do Campbell and Moyers say people visit the Holy Land?

3. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?

4. What is the focus of Chapter 2?

5. Who were the first storytellers?

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