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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following could be considered an example of a paramount modern social institution?
(a) Job status
(b) Death
(c) Marriage
(d) Birth

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

3. To what does Campbell compare the caves with cave drawings?
(a) Famous paintings by the great artists
(b) Historical records
(c) Cathedrals
(d) Primitive oral stories

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. The monster who devours himself until only his face is left becomes a symbol of the ____________.

2. What does Black Elk see in his vision?

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

4. In which of the following rituals is land orientation important to the Sioux?

5. In what time period were the Sumerian seals documented?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did primitive societies associate gods?

2. On what is "The Power of Myth" based?

3. What do hunting rituals have in common?

4. How does Campbell define the function of mythology?

5. What is an integral part of the myths of creation?

6. What is the underlying assumption regarding human development according to Campbell?

7. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

8. What did the Roman Catholic Church do which is an example of ritual evolution?

9. What happens with the coming of the planting cycle?

10. How does Campbell describe his upbringing?

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