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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Campbell and Moyers claim has led to a lack of awareness of mythological foundations of western society's heritage?
(a) Social pageantry
(b) Exclusion of classical studies
(c) Modernization
(d) Technology

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

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

7. What caused the concept of God to become more of a world savior by the Jews?
(a) The Crusades
(b) Hebrews fighting with the Romans
(c) Roman conquering of many different lands
(d) Hebrews becoming a major force in the East Mediterranean region

8. Under what condition is death discussed by Campbell?
(a) The condition of birth and death being the cycle of life
(b) The condition of life after death
(c) The condition of God's role in death
(d) The condition of mankind's understanding of death

9. Modern churches are built like what according to Campbell?
(a) Office buildings
(b) Skyscrapers
(c) Temples
(d) Theatres

10. How were myths and legends handed down before the invention of writing?
(a) They were often lost and not handed down
(b) Oral traditions only
(c) Rituals and oral traditions
(d) Rituals only

11. Which of the following cities is an example of the importance of architecture as an expression of spiritual tenets?
(a) New York City
(b) Mexico City
(c) Kansas City
(d) Salt Lake City

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

13. Which of the following cultures is an example of a culture which sanctifies its own land?
(a) Navaho
(b) Indian
(c) European
(d) Christian

14. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?
(a) The Motif of a male inseminating mother earth
(b) The Lamb of God who washes away the sins of the world
(c) The origin of maize from the Algonquin Indians
(d) The Polynesian legend of the origin of the coconut tree

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an intrinsic part of society's culture?

2. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

3. Which of the following is a true statement about recurring themes in mythology?

4. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.

5. What do all of the hunting rituals have in common?

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