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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 where does Leeming take the term "monomyth?"

2. Which is not an example of a sacred mountain in Leeming's account?

3. How does Leeming say most people celebrate Jerusalem?

4. Why does Leeming say the hero sometimes refuses the quest?

5. What does Leeming say places and objects are associated with in myth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance does Leeming attribute to the labyrinth in myth?

2. How does Leeming describe the hero Herakles?

3. What traits does Leeming describe in heroes?

4. What is significant in the story of Teiresias, in Leeming's description?

5. What does Leeming say the fall of a city represents?

6. How does Leeming describe the myth of Gilgamesh?

7. How does Leeming say describe the most important aspect of the hero's myth?

8. How does Leeming describe the myth of Moses?

9. Where does Leeming see images of the Great Mother in cathedrals?

10. What does Leeming say about the importance of death and resurrection in hero stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How useful is the term monomyth for the study of myth? How useful is it for analyzing a particular myth? Analyze a myth of your choice by relating it to its underlying monomyth, and discuss the benefits and limitations of the term "monomyth" as an analytical tool. How useful is it?

Essay Topic 2

What is the setting for a myth, and is this collection the proper place for keeping these myths alive? Does a myth require a ceremonial, ritual, or religious setting, or a certain storytelling environment, or is a myth no matter where it is told or recorded. How much is a myth dependent on the circumstances of its telling? Is a myth different when it is analyzed than it is when it is told as a story in response to events of a question?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between a myth and a legend or fairy tale? Cite examples from The World of Myth to support your answer.

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