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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 best describes how the person on the journey returns?

2. What seems to be a commonality among all cultures in relation to God according to Campbell?

3. What is God in the Oriental culture?

4. What type of man do Campbell and Moyer say that God is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In relation to the Neolithic figures that have been unearthed, what issue does Campbell not address?

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

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

4. What is the mandala in the Buddhist tradition?

5. What two things does Campbell indicate will help to decide whether or not the western ideas of matrimony permeate the cultures of India or China?

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

7. What is a universal desire, according to Campbell?

8. From where does the name of the Ganges River come?

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

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

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

Write an essay describing how myths and legends are necessary in modern society. Are they taught enough? In what ways are they currently used in schools?

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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