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

2. Which of the following plays a role in the evolution of a specific mythology?
(a) Geographic context
(b) Point of view
(c) Who recorded it
(d) Language

3. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?
(a) Low lands
(b) High places such as mountains
(c) Near rivers or streams
(d) On plateaus or plains

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under what condition is death discussed by Campbell?

3. Modern churches are built like what according to Campbell?

4. A myth embraces both of the following: ______________________.

5. How is the snake (from the creation story) regarded in India?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Campbell define the function of mythology?

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

4. In what way are the Assyrian temples similar to the Christian church?

5. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

6. In Plato's Symposium, how is gender defined?

7. What happens when different cultures expand their spheres of influence and come into contact with each other?

8. What are the three universal common legends?

9. What do the accounts of legends highlight from early times?

10. What are the rituals concerned with after the society has shifted from hunters to farmers?

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