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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. What do Campbell and Moyers indicate has lost its force and become a mere remnant of the original in regard to marriage?
(a) Polygamy
(b) Ritual marriage
(c) Monogamous marriage
(d) Social marriages

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

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

4. How many signs of the zodiac are incorporated into Assyrian temples?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 3

5. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.
(a) life and death situations
(b) seasons
(c) unexplained events
(d) actual objects

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what condition is death discussed by Campbell?

2. To what does Campbell compare a cathedral?

3. What is the focus of Chapter 2?

4. Of which general religion is Campbell?

5. What do the symbols used in Assyrian temples become in the New Testament?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conclusion do Campbell and Moyers reach about current American society?

3. What do all mythologies have in common?

4. What previously published books influenced this text?

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

6. How does Campbell define the function of mythology?

7. How have myths helped Campbell?

8. What are some universal themes in myths that occur in all societies and all epochs?

9. What are the three universal common legends?

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

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