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

2. The Semitic and Indo-European invaders were mainly what?

3. Which of the following describes how the Hebrew tradition referred to the Canaanite Goddess?

4. Whose legend does Campbell recall which is in a similar vein to Sir Gawain's legend?

5. What type of teacher was Campbell that he recounts in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Albigensian movement?

2. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

3. 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?

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

5. Where does the author indicate variations in generalized hero legends can be found?

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

7. What does the description of evildoers and their fate teach the members of a society?

8. What are liturgies?

9. Instead of the Crucifixion, what does the Oriental tradition describe in relation to Bodhisattva?

10. Why could it be said that the suppression of the goddess myths was not complete in the Christian tradition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Can myths adapt? Why or why not? In what ways is it necessary for them to adapt?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why do you believe the circle is such a powerful system in all religions? What part does it play in your own religion? Use specific examples.

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