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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. What is the name of Campbell's previously published book?

2. Which of the following cultures used the circle to represent the embodiment of the center of their mythology?

3. Which term best describes the manner in which Campbell and Moyers deal with the knowledge of God and eternity?

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

5. What two symbols are combined in a powerful union through the Goddess Nut?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Campbell describe sexual desire?

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

5. What does Campbell describe in Chapter 6?

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

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

8. What are liturgies?

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

10. 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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways do myths help members of a society cope with situations and life events? Do you believe that myths or legends in our society have helped you? In what way?

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