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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. To whose epiphany writings does Campbell compare his own athletic experience?

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

3. What types of figures which dated back to the Neolithic period were found in Europe?

4. What is lacking in relation to the figures unearthed in Europe dating back to the Neolithic period?

5. What does Campbell say that the fate of evildoers teaches society?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. The legends of heroes also can describe what besides religions?

9. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

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

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

Why do you believe the oral tradition for passing down myths and legends was replaced with the written tradition? Which do you think is the better method? Why?

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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