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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Symbols of the Judeo-Christian Tradition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the intermediate institution for Jews?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A feast.
(c) A covenant.
(d) A mystical union with God.

2. What kind of Karma is often found in Indian mythology?
(a) Cyclic.
(b) Reciporical.
(c) Counter-intuitive.
(d) Reproductive.

3. What did Mythology teach people to respect?
(a) History.
(b) Gods.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Power.

4. What did Jesus not fear in his life, according to Campbell?
(a) Pain.
(b) Death.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Success.

5. What did Campbell say metaphors described?
(a) The outer world.
(b) The visions of the past.
(c) The soul.
(d) The mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Campbell about what he thought was a lie?

2. What did the other half of people in religion say about what half of the people said was truth?

3. What must fall away for people to grasp the truth, according to Campbell?

4. What did Campbell say Medieval society was based on?

5. What did 'tat tvam asi' mean?

(see the answer key)

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