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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Our Notions of God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were Osiris and Set created?
(a) To create respect for priests.
(b) To explain the origin of the sun.
(c) So people could meditate on Jesus.
(d) To honor a great leader.

2. What did the yin yang represent?
(a) All things being separated.
(b) The life span of a God.
(c) All things being part of one process.
(d) The connection of good and bad.

3. What did Campbell say was an underlying definition of Mythology?
(a) Other people's religion.
(b) The root of actual knowledge.
(c) An explanation of mysteries.
(d) Past references.

4. How did Campbell say religious metaphors should be understood?
(a) By connotation.
(b) Through meditation.
(c) Through interpretation.
(d) By denotation.

5. Who did Campbell say concentrated on the denotative meaning of metaphors?
(a) Priests.
(b) Children.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Theologans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Campbell say was the third function served by Mythology?

2. What did Eckhart say was the best thing God did for man?

3. What did half of the people in religion say was truth?

4. What was ignored when metaphors were taken literally?

5. What did Campbell say were the main categories of God?

(see the answer key)

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