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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Indian God is used to describe the idea of killing and eating other living beings?
(a) The destroyer
(b) Kirtimukah
(c) Vishmnu
(d) Shiva

2. What is the stage in marriage where a mythological image embodies the sacrifice of the visible for a transcendent good?
(a) Last stage
(b) First stage
(c) Chemical Stage
(d) Alchemical stage

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

4. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.
(a) the role of shamans in recording myths
(b) how traditions and ideas are shared across cultures
(c) the role of the artist in recording myths
(d) how traditions were shared throughout time

5. How many creation myths does Campbell share from the Bible?
(a)
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

6. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?
(a) To provide stability to our culture
(b) To invoke reverence
(c) To mark people by their social standing
(d) To mark special events in private lives

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

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

9. The accounts of legends in Africa all highlight the basic relationship between _________________.
(a) life and death
(b) people and God
(c) religious leaders and God
(d) hunters and prey

10. Which of the following is not one of the more sophisticated concepts of God?
(a) Creator of the World
(b) Giver of life
(c) Supreme Being
(d) Ultimate Lord of the Universe

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

12. Who were the first storytellers?
(a) Hunters
(b) Hunter-gatherers
(c) Farmers
(d) Gatherers

13. Why do Campbell and Moyers say people visit the Holy Land?
(a) Sacred place
(b) Weather
(c) Societal norms
(d) Historical significance

14. Which of the following religions is the only one to portray the serpent as seducer?
(a) Buddha
(b) Jewish
(c) Christian
(d) Muslim

15. Which of the following is an intrinsic part of society's culture?
(a) Laws
(b) Rules
(c) Punishment
(d) Religion

Short Answer Questions

1. How many creatures does Aristophanes tell were created at the beginning of time?

2. What is the architecture of a city an expression of in a society?

3. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?

4. What is the focus of Chapter 2?

5. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?

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