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

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

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

4. In the Buddhist and Upanishad traditions, God assumes what gender?
(a) None
(b) Female
(c) Neither female or male, but is both
(d) Male

5. The monster who devours himself until only his face is left becomes a symbol of the ____________.
(a) Face of Heaven
(b) Face of Glory
(c) Face of saviors
(d) Face of God

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of myths are an unchanging part of mankind's experience?

3. How many universal themes does Campbell identify?

4. How many signs of the zodiac are incorporated into Assyrian temples?

5. In primitive societies, gods were often associated with ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chapter 2 mainly about?

2. How have myths helped Campbell?

3. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

4. What previously published books influenced this text?

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

6. What are the three universal common legends?

7. How does Campbell describe his upbringing?

8. What happens when individuals share their dreams with others?

9. What do Neanderthal graves often include?

10. What is the Christian tradition the only one to portray?

(see the answer keys)

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