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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?
(a) Death
(b) Marriage
(c) Job status
(d) Birth

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

4. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?
(a) Beyond nature
(b) Ultimate goal
(c) Ultimate explanation
(d) Ultimate mystery

5. Whose myths fascinated Campbell as he was growing up?
(a) Aztec
(b) Chinese
(c) American Indians
(d) Japanese

6. Of which general religion is Campbell?
(a) Jewish
(b) Buddhist
(c) Christian
(d) Muslim

7. Which specific cathedral does Campbell indicate he has visited numerous times?
(a) Milan
(b) Canterbury
(c) Cologne
(d) Chartres

8. Campbell indicates that it is possible for contradictory versions of a myth can exist in the _______ culture.
(a) opposing
(b) same
(c) alternate
(d) differing

9. What kind of powers did plains dwellers attribute to animals and plants?
(a) Supernatural powers
(b) Spiritual powers
(c) Personified powers
(d) Healing powers

10. Campbell say that dreams are a manifestation of ____________________.
(a) subconscious mythic images
(b) mythic images seen throughout society
(c) subconscious desires
(d) unwanted desires which cannot be suppressed

11. When did Mexico City have great temples and considered a sacred city?
(a) After the Spaniards invaded
(b) During the middle ages
(c) In the Neolithic period
(d) Before the Spaniards invaded

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

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

14. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?
(a) Disappointment
(b) Love
(c) No acceptance by society
(d) Marriage

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following religions is the only one to portray the serpent as seducer?

2. In the Buddhist and Upanishad traditions, God assumes what gender?

3. Western society studied the mythology of which of the following other cultures as part of its heritage?

4. What can be said to reappear over and over throughout various mythologies?

5. Where was the physical scope of Biblical mythology?

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