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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. Campbell indicates the troubadours and their ideas about love were associated with which movement?

2. Buddhist teachings indicate that though there is suffering in life, people should do what?

3. Which of the following went into solitude and emerged to sit beneath a bo tree?

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

5. What does the Church of the Middle Ages indicate that marriages are not?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What image does Campbell evoke to illustrate what he is trying to convey when he discusses the concept of eternity?

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

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

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

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

9. What are liturgies?

10. What is the Albigensian movement?

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

Describe Campbell's characterization of Martin Luther. Do you agree with his characterization of Martin Luther? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Do you feel our current society needs new myths? Why or why not?

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