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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. On what does Campbell indicate that man's view of God depends?
(a) Parent beliefs
(b) Own beliefs
(c) Societal norms
(d) Encompassing culture

2. The philosophy of love is grafted onto the underlying saga of whose resistance to the Anglo Saxon invasion of Britian?
(a) Troubadours
(b) Arthurian
(c) Albigensian
(d) Celtic

3. What two symbols are combined in a powerful union through the Goddess Nut?
(a) Moon and sun
(b) Sunrise and sunset
(c) Heavenly body and mother earth
(d) Mother earth and the goddess

4. What type of man do Campbell and Moyer say that God is?
(a) Archetypical
(b) Evolutionary
(c) Digressive
(d) Universally

5. What complaint do Campbell and Moyers repeat in Chapter 5?
(a) There are too many myths in our society.
(b) Modern society does not have adequate myths for the youth.
(c) Youth no longer believes in myths.
(d) Schools do not teach enough mythology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which legend of knights is used to affirm the idea of romantic love?

2. Who formalizes the dogma of Mary being the Mother of God?

3. Which of the following historical developments does Campbell trace in Chapter 6?

4. With what is the Goddess identified?

5. What is a powerful symbol that appears in all religions and cultures?

Short Essay Questions

1. What placed the Goddess as a counterpart to the male God who judges and punishes mankind?

2. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

3. What image does Campbell evoke to illustrate what he is trying to convey when he discusses the concept of eternity?

4. The legends of heroes also can describe what besides religions?

5. In what major religious icons can common elements be found?

6. What does the title of Chapter 5, The Hero's Adventure, indicate to the reader?

7. What was different about the Semitic and Indo-European invaders and those that they invaded?

8. What does Campbell indicate is easy to understand in relation to farming societies?

9. What is the basis for measuring and recording time?

10. When and with whom did the concept of romantic love originate?

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