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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Campbell state about sacred places?
(a) They do not exist.
(b) The current society does not value them.
(c) There are only a few still in existence.
(d) People visit them enough.

3. What underlying assumption does Campbell make about human development?
(a) It changes with each generation.
(b) It has changed since the beginning of time.
(c) It is constantly changing.
(d) It has not changed since the evolution of Homo Sapiens.

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

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

6. Which of the following is the best definition for the term "sanctify" as used in the following sentence: "They sanctify their own local landscape."
(a) Desecrate
(b) Defile
(c) Destroy
(d) Bless

7. What is the focus of Chapter 2?
(a) Origin of myths and mythic images
(b) Interaction of individuals
(c) Marriage
(d) Birth's role in mythology

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

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

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

11. In medieval times, what does Campbell indicate the clergy did to ordinary people?
(a) Controlled
(b) Listened
(c) Preached
(d) Surprised

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Navaho include in their sand paintings?

2. When the Jews were in Babylon their God was ____________.

3. What caused the concept of God to become more of a world savior by the Jews?

4. Of which general religion is Campbell?

5. Where can the myths and legends of the hunters and gatherers be found?

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