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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. From what does Campbell indicate society must protect itself?

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

3. The psychology of love does not affect which of the following in regard to knights?

4. What color was the knight that was linked in a myth with SIr Gawain?

5. Which of the following best describes how the person on the journey returns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the mandala in the Buddhist tradition?

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

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

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

7. What does Campbell describe in Chapter 6?

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

9. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

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

Describe ways in which techniques and practices are used to communicate with God. Are these techniques universal? Why might they differ? Why might some be the same?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the form of the hero quest. Does it have to include both spiritual and physical deeds? Is it the same in every mythology?

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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