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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. Campbell indicates that it is possible for contradictory versions of a myth can exist in the _______ culture.
(a) opposing
(b) alternate
(c) same
(d) differing

2. Campbell tells Moyers that myths have helped him deal with _____________________________.
(a) acceptance of a life after death
(b) the death of his relatives
(c) feelings he experiences as he moves into his own last years
(d) explaining the importance of myths to others

3. How many universal themes does Campbell identify?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 4

4. What is the architecture of a city an expression of in a society?
(a) Universal sanctification
(b) Sacred places
(c) Spiritual powers
(d) Spiritual tenets

5. How can a myth or ritual be preserved to the changing environment or social conditions of the culture?
(a) Religious ceremonies
(b) Written dialogue
(c) Adapting
(d) Oral traditions

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Campbell and Moyers say people visit the Holy Land?

2. All mythologies indicate that the idea of God is unknowable and is the what?

3. Which of the following is an intrinsic part of society's culture?

4. How does Campbell describe the slaughter of the buffalo herds by the white man in the nineteenth century?

5. Where was it especially common to find early societies assigning special powers to plants and animals?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Chapter 2 mainly about?

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

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

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

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

7. What do Neanderthal graves often include?

8. How have myths helped Campbell?

9. What do places of worship include which are similar across various religions?

10. How does Campbell describe his upbringing?

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