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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. Who has never uttered a word of recrimination or complaint toward their persecutors in the Chinese government?

2. What two symbols are combined in a powerful union through the Goddess Nut?

3. What is the name of Campbell's previously published book?

4. Which of the following is immortal and voluntarily participates in the sorrows of the world?

5. What is the dominant theme of the Mediterranean region's religious history?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

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

3. What is the theme of Chapter 7?

4. Who described an expression of metaphysical idea that life is part of one great dream of a single dreamer?

5. What do the myths of the Iroquois beautiful maid and her many suitors, as well as the English tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tell?

6. What are liturgies?

7. By the middle ages, to what were the preponderance of Cathedrals dedicated?

8. What does Campbell describe in Chapter 6?

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

10. How does the hero in a myth become a hero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Campbell utilizes his own personal experience throughout the novel as a positive example of the myths he relates. Do you believe this is a good strategy for this type of text? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways do myths help members of a society cope with situations and life events? Do you believe that myths or legends in our society have helped you? In what way?

Essay Topic 3

Do you believe there are new myths in our current society? If yes, describe them in detail. If not, why do you think this is the case?

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