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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two principal contributors to the preservation and evolution of myths?

2. Campbell say that dreams are a manifestation of ____________________.

3. What can be said to reappear over and over throughout various mythologies?

4. In the Buddhist and Upanishad traditions, God assumes what gender?

5. Why are contemporary rituals carried out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a shaman?

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

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

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

6. What do Campbell and Moyers identify the Holy Land as?

7. How did primitive societies associate gods?

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

9. What does the architecture of a city express?

10. What is Chapter 2 mainly about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of shaman in society. How is this different from that of a priest or other religious figure? How is it the same?

Essay Topic 2

How does Hollywood perpetuate myths and legends? Do you believe this is necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the form of the hero quest. Does it have to include both spiritual and physical deeds? Is it the same in every mythology?

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