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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what do the invaders replace the temple to the Sun?
(a) Temple to the Moon
(b) Statue of Christ
(c) Nothing, they left the temples intact
(d) Catholic Cathedral

2. Meditation of the yogis in the Himalayas leads each individual to _______________________.
(a) find God within himself/herself
(b) suspend thoughts and stress
(c) provide time to reflect on life
(d) identify themselves with Shiva

3. 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 origin of maize from the Algonquin Indians
(c) The Lamb of God who washes away the sins of the world
(d) The Polynesian legend of the origin of the coconut tree

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

5. What does Black Elk see in his vision?
(a) The annihilation of the buffalo
(b) The birth of a great Sioux leader
(c) Tragic fate for his people
(d) Peace between the Sioux and the white man

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

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

8. In the hunting and gathering society, mythology consisted of appeasing the animal gods. In the farming society it consisted of what?
(a) Understanding the natural world around them
(b) Success of harvest
(c) Appeasing weather gods
(d) Appeasing the plant gods

9. What does Campbell call the cave paintings?
(a) Spiritual Life
(b) Awakenings
(c) Landscapes of the soul
(d) Cultural transitions

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

11. On what topic does Campbell open the discussion in Chapter 3?
(a) Birth
(b) Human development
(c) Hunters-gatherers
(d) Religion

12. In what time period were the Sumerian seals documented?
(a) 3500 AD
(b) 3500 BC
(c) 2000 BC
(d) 4000 BC

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

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

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stage in marriage where a mythological image embodies the sacrifice of the visible for a transcendent good?

2. What types of media did the first storytellers use to create art?

3. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?

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

5. The prehistoric cave paintings in Southwest France are an example of ______________________.

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