2. 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 only
(d) Rituals and oral traditions

3. From where did the clergy during medieval times indicate their authority was derived?
(a) Inescapable supernatural laws that rule over the natural world
(b) Sins of mankind
(c) God
(d) Their own meditations and personal contact with God

4. Whose legends are in direct contrast to the idea that man is superior to animals?
(a) Pawnee legend
(b) Blackfoot Buffalo
(c) Bushmen of Africa
(d) Plains Indians

5. What part of myths are an unchanging part of mankind's experience?
(a) Myths about birth
(b) Myths about death and dying
(c) Myths about burial rituals
(d) Myths about human development

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

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

8. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term contradictory?
(a) Consistent
(b) Regular
(c) Similar
(d) Opposing

9. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?
(a) A lie
(b) Profane
(c) Sacrilege
(d) Unheard of

10. Western society studied the mythology of which of the following other cultures as part of its heritage?
(a) Greek and Roman
(b) Indian
(c) Greek
(d) Roman

11. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?
(a) God and followers
(b) Artists and shamans
(c) Religious followers and their God
(d) People and animals

12. Where was the physical scope of Biblical mythology?
(a) Rome and Italy
(b) Middle East
(c) North America
(d) Far East

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

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

15. 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