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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. How does Campbell indicate all love affairs will end?

2. Which of the following could be considered a vestige of an earlier Hunter-Gatherer myth?

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for motif as used in the following sentence: "The motifs of creation and death occurred in both Catholic and American Indian myths."

4. What is the end of the inward journey?

5. What does Campbell say that architecture forms in Western Society?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do all mythologies have in common?

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

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

6. What do Neanderthal graves often include?

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

8. What happens with the coming of the planting cycle?

9. What are the three universal common legends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with Campbell's assertion that man's view of God depends on the encompassing culture? Why or Why not? How do missionaries play into this idea?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think myths adapt and change from society? Do you think that continues in modern time? Is it possible to have a consistent myth across societies? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does the concept of romantic love persist this day in Western culture? Does it persist in the same manner as the troubadours suggested? Why or why not?

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